Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 綻びる(ほころびる) in Japanese

綻びる
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
ほころびる
Romaji
hokorobiru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to be torn
    Example sentence
    彼女のドレスのへりはほころびていた。 The border of her dress was torn.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to begin to open; to begin to bloom
    Example sentence
    つぼみがほころび始めた。 The buds began to open.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to smile broadly; to break into a smile
    Example sentence
    おまえのジーンズの綻びをお母さんに繕ってもらいなさい。 Ask her if she'll sew up the hole in your jeans.

Examples of 綻びる, ほころびる in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
綻びる
Plain Polite
綻びます
Negative
綻びない
Negative Polite
綻びません

Past

Plain
綻びた
Plain Polite
綻びました
Negative
綻びなかった
Negative Polite
綻びませんでした

Te

Plain
綻びて
Plain Polite
綻びまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
綻びられる
Plain Polite
綻びられます
Negative
綻びられない
Negative Polite
綻びられません
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Kanji in this word

綻

14 strokes

be rent, ripped, unravel, run, begin to open, smile

On'Yomi: タン

Kun'Yomi: ほころ.びる

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