Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 痺れる(しびれる) in Japanese

痺れる
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
しびれる
Romaji
shibireru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb)
    Example sentence
    右足しびれていた His right leg was asleep.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be excited; to be titillated; to be mesmerized
    Example sentence
    しびれて立てなかった My feet went to sleep and I could not stand up.

Examples of 痺れる, しびれる in a sentence

  • 右足しびれていた

    His right leg was asleep.

  • しびれて立てなかった

    My feet went to sleep and I could not stand up.

  • しびれている

    I have feeling in my legs.

  • しびれた

    I've got pins and needles in my leg.

  • 左腕しびれている

    My left arm is asleep.

  • 左足しびれた

    My left foot is asleep.


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
痺れる
Plain Polite
痺れます
Negative
痺れない
Negative Polite
痺れません

Past

Plain
痺れた
Plain Polite
痺れました
Negative
痺れなかった
Negative Polite
痺れませんでした

Te

Plain
痺れて
Plain Polite
痺れまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
痺れられる
Plain Polite
痺れられます
Negative
痺れられない
Negative Polite
痺れられません


Kanji in this word

13 strokes

palsy, become numb, paralysed

On'Yomi: ヒ

Kun'Yomi: しび.れる

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