- 1. [v5m, vt] to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at (uk)
- 2. [v5m, vt] to stare intensely at; to examine carefully (uk)
- 3. [v5m, vt] to estimate; to guess; to suspect; to judge (uk)
- 4. [v5m, vt] to keep an eye on someone (e.g. a suspicious or untrustworthy person); to watch — often as 睨まれる (uk)
- 5. [v5m, vt] to take account of; to take into consideration (uk)
Conjugation — Verb (godan-mu)
| Dictionary form | にらむ | (niramu) |
| Polite | にらみます | (niramimasu) |
| Past, plain | にらんだ | (niranda) |
| Past, polite | にらみました | (niramimashita) |
| Negative, plain | にらまない | (niramanai) |
| Negative, polite | にらみません | (niramimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | にらまなかった | (niramanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | にらみませんでした | (niramimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | にらんで | (nirande) |
| Potential | にらめる | (nirameru) |
| Volitional | にらもう | (niramou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | にらめば | (nirameba) |
| Passive | にらまれる | (niramareru) |
| Causative | にらませる | (niramaseru) |
| Imperative | にらめ | (nirame) |
Kanji in this word
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glaring at, authority, power, scowl atOn: ゲイ (gei)Kun: にら.む (nira.mu)、 にら.み (nira.mi)
Example Sentences
彼はにくらしげに彼女をにらんだ。
He stared at her with hatred.