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Meaning of 挑む(いどむ) in Japanese

挑む
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
いどむ
Romaji
idomu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `mu' ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to challenge; to throw down the gauntlet; to contend for; to tackle
    Example sentence
    昨夜は結美のほうから挑んできたんだ Last night it was Yumi who pushed for sex.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to pressure someone for sex; to woo; to make love to
    Example sentence
    魔王野球勝負挑んだ。 The devil challenged God to a baseball game.

Examples of 挑む, いどむ in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
挑む
Plain Polite
挑みます
Negative
挑まない
Negative Polite
挑みません

Past

Plain
挑んだ
Plain Polite
挑みました
Negative
挑まなかった
Negative Polite
挑みませんでした

Te

Plain
挑んで
Plain Polite
挑みまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

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

JLPT 1

9 strokes

challenge, contend for, make love to

On'Yomi: チョウ

Kun'Yomi: いど.む

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