凹(へこ)む, へこむ

hekomu

JLPT 2

Godan verb with `mu` ending
  • to be dented; to be indented; to yield to; to give; to sink; to collapse; to cave in
  • to be snubbed; to be overwhelmed; to feel down; to be forced to yield

凹, おう

ō

prefix
  • concave; hollow; sunken

凹凸(おうとつ), おうとつ

ōtotsu

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • unevenness; roughness; ruggedness

凹(へこ)み, 窪(くぼ)み, くぼみ, へこみ

kubomi, hekomi

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • hollow; cavity; dent; depression

窪(くぼ)む, 凹(へこ)む, くぼむ

kubomu

Godan verb with `mu` ending
  • to cave in; to become depressed; to sink

凹田, くぼた

kubota

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • rice field in a low place

凹版(おうはん), おうはん, おうばん

ōhan, ōban

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • intaglio (printing)

凹(へこ)ませる, へこませる

hekomaseru

Ichidan verb
  • to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate

凹形, 凹型, おうけい, おうがた

ōkei, ōgata

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • concavity

凹面, おうめん

ōmen

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • concavity
nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • concave
prefix
  • concavo

凹地, 窪地(くぼち), く, おうち, くぼち

ōchi, kubochi

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • pit; hollow; basin; depression

凹(へこ)ます, へこます

hekomasu

Godan verb with `su` ending transitive verb
  • to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate

凹(おう)レンズ, おうレンズ

ōrenzu

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • concave lens

凹状, おうじょう

ōjō

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • concavity

凹面鏡(おうめんきょう), おうめんきょう

ōmenkyō

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • concave mirror

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