- 1. [v5m, vi] to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to turn white
- 2. [v5m, vi] to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); to be spoiled
- 3. [v5m, vi] to decline; to weaken; to become debilitated (arch)
- 4. [v5m, vi] to lose its tone (of a musical instrument); to diminish in skill (arch)
- 5. [v5m, vi] to lose momentum; to falter; to be dispirited (arch)
- 6. [v5m, vi] to fade (of a color); to come off (arch)
Conjugation — Verb (godan-mu)
| Dictionary form | しらむ | (shiramu) |
| Polite | しらみます | (shiramimasu) |
| Past, plain | しらんだ | (shiranda) |
| Past, polite | しらみました | (shiramimashita) |
| Negative, plain | しらまない | (shiramanai) |
| Negative, polite | しらみません | (shiramimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | しらまなかった | (shiramanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | しらみませんでした | (shiramimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | しらんで | (shirande) |
| Potential | しらめる | (shirameru) |
| Volitional | しらもう | (shiramou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | しらめば | (shirameba) |
| Passive | しらまれる | (shiramareru) |
| Causative | しらませる | (shiramaseru) |
| Imperative | しらめ | (shirame) |
Kanji in this word
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白
whiteOn: ハク (haku)、 ビャク (byaku)Kun: しろ (shiro)、 しら- (shira-)、 しろ.い (shiro.i)
Example Sentences
東の空が白み始めていた。
The eastern sky was getting light.