Japanese

りばめる

ちりばめる
Meaning: to inlay; to stud; to intersperse
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 散りばめる 散りばめない
Polite 散りばめます 散りばめません
Past 散りばめた 散りばめなかった
Polite + Past 散りばめました 散りばめませんでした
Te-form 散りばめて 散りばめなくて
Potential 散りばめられる 散りばめられない
Passive 散りばめられる 散りばめられない
Causative 散りばめさせる 散りばめさせない
Imperative 散りばめろ 散りばめるな

Handwriting

散
り
ば
め
る

Example sentences

The night sky is studded with countless stars.
夜空に輝くスターダストが、まるで宝石を散りばめたようだった。
The stardust shining in the night sky was like scattered jewels.

Usage Notes

Used to describe objects (like jewels or stars) being set into a surface, or figuratively for placing choice words or ideas throughout a text.

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