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Meaning of 歪む(ゆがむ) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

歪む
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
ゆがむ, いがむ, ひずむ
Romaji
yugamu, igamu, hizumu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `mu` ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to warp; to swerve; to deflect; to be crooked; to be distorted; to be bent; to incline; to slant; to be perverted; to be gross-grained; to get bent; to be strained

Example Sentences

歪む, ゆがむ, いがむ, ひずむ used in context

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain
歪む
Plain Polite
歪みます
Negative
歪まない
Negative Polite
歪みません

Past

Plain
歪んだ
Plain Polite
歪みました
Negative
歪まなかった
Negative Polite
歪みませんでした

Te

Plain
歪んで
Plain Polite
歪みまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

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

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Related Kanji

Kanji found in this word

warp, bend, strained, distort

On: ワイ, エ

Kun: いが.む, いびつ, ひず.む, ゆが.む

9 strokes

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