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Meaning of 蠢く(うごめく) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

蠢く, 動めく, 蠕く
Kana Reading
うごめく
Romaji
ugomeku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ku` ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain
蠢く
Plain Polite
蠢きます
Negative
蠢かない
Negative Polite
蠢きません

Past

Plain
蠢いた
Plain Polite
蠢きました
Negative
蠢かなかった
Negative Polite
蠢きませんでした

Te

Plain
蠢いて
Plain Polite
蠢きまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
蠢かれる
Plain Polite
蠢かれます
Negative
蠢かれない
Negative Polite
蠢かれません

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JLPT 4

move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake

On: ドウ

Kun: うご.く, うご.かす

11 strokes

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crawling of a worm

On: ゼン, ダ, ネン, ジュ, ニュ

Kun: うごめ.く

20 strokes

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wriggle

On: シュン

Kun: うご.めく

21 strokes

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