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Meaning of 歪む(ゆがむ) in Japanese

歪む
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
ゆがむ, いがむ, ひずむ
Romaji
yugamu, igamu, hizumu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `mu' ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to warp; to swerve; to deflect; to be crooked; to be distorted; to be bent; to incline; to slant; to be perverted; to be gross-grained; to get bent; to be strained
    Example sentence
    彼の顔は苦痛でいがんだ。 His face was twisted with pain.

Examples of 歪む, ゆがむ, いがむ, ひずむ in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
歪む
Plain Polite
歪みます
Negative
歪まない
Negative Polite
歪みません

Past

Plain
歪んだ
Plain Polite
歪みました
Negative
歪まなかった
Negative Polite
歪みませんでした

Te

Plain
歪んで
Plain Polite
歪みまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
歪まれる
Plain Polite
歪まれます
Negative
歪まれない
Negative Polite
歪まれません
()

Kanji in this word

歪

9 strokes

warp, bend, strained, distort

On'Yomi: ワイ, エ

Kun'Yomi: いが.む, いびつ, ひず.む, ゆが.む

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