Japanese

びる

ひなびる
Meaning: to become rustic; to look country-style
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 鄙びる 鄙びない
Polite 鄙びます 鄙びません
Past 鄙びた 鄙びなかった
Polite + Past 鄙びました 鄙びませんでした
Te-form 鄙びて 鄙びなくて
Potential 鄙びられる 鄙びられない
Passive 鄙びられる 鄙びられない
Causative 鄙びさせる 鄙びさせない
Imperative 鄙びろ 鄙びるな

Handwriting

鄙
び
る

Example

I visited a rustic hot spring resort in the mountains.

Usage Notes

Describes something that has a rural, unrefined, or peaceful country charm. Often used in the past tense form 「鄙びた」 to describe places like hot springs or villages.

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