Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 凹む(へこむ) in Japanese

凹む
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
へこむ
Romaji
hekomu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `mu' ending
    Meaning
    to be dented; to be indented; to yield to; to give; to sink; to collapse; to cave in
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be snubbed; to be overwhelmed; to feel down; to be forced to yield

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
凹む
Plain Polite
凹みます
Negative
凹まない
Negative Polite
凹みません

Past

Plain
凹んだ
Plain Polite
凹みました
Negative
凹まなかった
Negative Polite
凹みませんでした

Te

Plain
凹んで
Plain Polite
凹みまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
凹まれる
Plain Polite
凹まれます
Negative
凹まれない
Negative Polite
凹まれません


Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

5 strokes

concave, hollow, sunken

On'Yomi: オウ

Kun'Yomi: くぼ.む, へこ.む, ぼこ

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