Japanese

しぼむ

しぼむ
Meaning: to wither; to wilt; to deflate; to fade
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present しぼむ しぼまない
Polite しぼみます しぼみません
Past しぼんだ しぼまなかった
Polite + Past しぼみました しぼみませんでした
Te-form しぼんで しぼまなくて
Potential しぼめる しぼめない
Passive しぼまれる しぼまれない
Causative しぼませる しぼませない
Causative + Passive しぼまされる しぼまされない
Imperative しぼめ しぼむな

Handwriting

し
ぼ
む

Example

The flowers in the vase have withered.

Usage Notes

Used for flowers withering, balloons deflating, or hopes and dreams fading away.

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