Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 澱む(よどむ) in Japanese

澱む, 淀む
Kana Reading
よどむ
Romaji
yodomu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `mu' ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to stagnate; to be stagnant; to settle; to deposit; to be sedimented; to be precipitated; to hesitate; to be sluggish; to stammer; to stumble; to falter
    Example sentence
    僕らの周囲で水はよどんでいた。 The water was dead around us.

Examples of 澱む, 淀む, よどむ in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
澱む
Plain Polite
澱みます
Negative
澱まない
Negative Polite
澱みません

Past

Plain
澱んだ
Plain Polite
澱みました
Negative
澱まなかった
Negative Polite
澱みませんでした

Te

Plain
澱んで
Plain Polite
澱みまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
澱まれる
Plain Polite
澱まれます
Negative
澱まれない
Negative Polite
澱まれません
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Kanji in this word

淀

11 strokes

pool, eddy

On'Yomi: テン, デン

Kun'Yomi: よど.む

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澱

16 strokes

sediment, grounds, dregs, stagnant

On'Yomi: デン, テン

Kun'Yomi: おり, ど.ろ, よど.み, よど.む

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