I Love Kanji萎む (shibomu)
萎む (しぼむ, shibomu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- しぼむ
- Romaji
- shibomu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away) · godan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 萎む
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 萎む | しぼむ shibomu |
| Polite (~masu) | 萎みます | しぼみます shibomimasu |
| Negative | 萎まない | しぼまない shibomanai |
| Polite negative | 萎みません | しぼみません shibomimasen |
| Past | 萎んだ | しぼんだ shibonda |
| Polite past | 萎みました | しぼみました shibomimashita |
| Negative past | 萎まなかった | しぼまなかった shibomanakatta |
| Te-form | 萎んで | しぼんで shibonde |
| Potential | 萎める | しぼめる shibomeru |
| Passive | 萎まれる | しぼまれる shibomareru |
| Causative | 萎ませる | しぼませる shibomaseru |
| Volitional | 萎もう | しぼもう shibomou |
| Imperative | 萎め | しぼめ shibome |
| Conditional (~ba) | 萎めば | しぼめば shibomeba |
Kanji in 萎む
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 萎む.
萎びるしなびるto shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin)
Source: JMdict entry 1427460 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.