Meaning of 臨む in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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臨むJLPT 1
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Kana Readingのぞむ
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Romajinozomu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `mu` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to look out on
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to face
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to deal with
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to attend (e.g. function); to appear (e.g. in court)
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Example Sentences
臨む, のぞむ used in context
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心身共にベストのコンディションで新人養成合宿に臨みましょう。
With both mind and body in their best condition, let's look forward to the newcomers' training camp.
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おやおや。いかな体育の授業といえど・・・真剣勝負の意気込みで臨まなければ、いざ実戦と言う時に役に立ちませんよ。
Oh my. However much it's just a P.E. class; if you don't face it in real earnest, then when it comes to a real fight it won't do you any good.
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He psyched himself up for the race.
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今晩の楽しい飲み会のお誘いをいただいたが、明日の会議はベストな状態で臨みたいので、泣く泣く断った。
I got an invitation to a party tonight that I know would be a lot of fun but I have to be in my best form for tomorrow's meeting so I had to turn it down.
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