JLPT N3 · Verb

臨む (nozomu)

臨む (のぞむ, nozomu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to look out on; to overlook”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
のぞむ
Romaji
nozomu
Word class
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. to look out on; to overlook; to front onto · godan verb, intransitive
  2. to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to be confronted by · godan verb, intransitive
  3. to deal with (an issue) · godan verb, intransitive
  4. to attend (e.g. a function); to appear (e.g. in court); to be present at; to go to (e.g. a place); to take part in · godan verb, intransitive

Example sentences

彼はレースにのぞんで精神統一した。
He psyched himself up for the race.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 臨む

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

FormJapaneseReading
Dictionary臨むのぞむ nozomu
Polite (~masu)臨みますのぞみます nozomimasu
Negative臨まないのぞまない nozomanai
Polite negative臨みませんのぞみません nozomimasen
Past臨んだのぞんだ nozonda
Polite past臨みましたのぞみました nozomimashita
Negative past臨まなかったのぞまなかった nozomanakatta
Te-form臨んでのぞんで nozonde
Potential臨めるのぞめる nozomeru
Passive臨まれるのぞまれる nozomareru
Causative臨ませるのぞませる nozomaseru
Volitional臨もうのぞもう nozomou
Imperative臨めのぞめ nozome
Conditional (~ba)臨めばのぞめば nozomeba

Kanji in 臨む

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 臨む.

Source: JMdict entry 1555560 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.