Meaning of 挑む in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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挑むJLPT 1
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Kana Readingいどむ
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Romajiidomu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `mu` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to challenge; to throw down the gauntlet; to contend for; to tackle
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to pressure someone for sex; to woo; to make love to
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Example Sentences
挑む, いどむ used in context
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Last night it was Yumi who pushed for sex.
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The devil challenged God to a baseball game.
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She dared to walk the tightrope without a net.
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She has waded into one controversy after another.
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医者は、そのひん死の男は、数時間前に普通なら死んでしまっているところだといっているが、その男は、いぜん、死に挑んでいる。
The doctors say the dying man should have kicked the bucket hours ago, were he an ordinary man, but he is still defying death.
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Betty challenged me to a game of tennis.
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