Japanese

めく

ひしめく
Meaning: to be crowded; to jostle; to throng
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 犇めく 犇めかない
Polite 犇めきます 犇めきません
Past 犇めいた 犇めかなかった
Polite + Past 犇めきました 犇めきませんでした
Te-form 犇めいて 犇めかなくて
Potential 犇めける 犇めけない
Passive 犇めかれる 犇めかれない
Causative 犇めかせる 犇めかせない
Causative + Passive 犇めかされる 犇めかされない
Imperative 犇めけ 犇めくな

Handwriting

犇
め
く

Example

The station platform was crowded with people returning home for the holidays.

Usage Notes

Used to describe a place that is extremely crowded with people or things, often implying movement or noise.

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