Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 綻ぶ(ほころぶ) in Japanese

綻ぶ
Kana Reading
ほころぶ
Romaji
hokorobu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `bu' ending
    Meaning
    to begin to open; to come out
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to smile broadly
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to come apart at the seams (clothes)

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
綻ぶ
Plain Polite
綻びます
Negative
綻ばない
Negative Polite
綻びません

Past

Plain
綻んだ
Plain Polite
綻びました
Negative
綻ばなかった
Negative Polite
綻びませんでした

Te

Plain
綻んで
Plain Polite
綻びまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
綻ばれる
Plain Polite
綻ばれます
Negative
綻ばれない
Negative Polite
綻ばれません
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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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