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hokorobou
godan verb, intransitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[ほころ()··]
hokorobou

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Plain Presumptive Form
hokorobou

English Meaning(s) for ほころぼう

godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to begin to open; to come out
  2. to smile broadly
  3. to come apart at the seams (clothes)
* Please note, you are viewing the Japanese readings in the plain presumptive form, while the english meanings are based on the dictionary form.

Definition and Synonyms for ほころぼう

Smile change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
Synonyms: ほころぶ, ほころびる, 微笑, 微笑む, 微笑みかける, 破顔, 笑む

Categories ほころぼう is a member of

Grimace contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
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Stroke Order Diagrams for ほころぼう

Conjugations for ほころぼう

masu stem
hokorobi
Negative stem
hokoroba
te-form
hokoronde
Negative te-form
hokorobanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
hokorobanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
hokorobu
Present Indicative Negative Form
hokorobanai
Past Indicative Form
hokoronda
Past Indicative Negative Form
hokorobanakatta
Presumptive Form
hokorobou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
hokorobimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
hokorobimasen
Past Indicative Form
hokorobimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
hokorobimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
hokorobimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
hokorobitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
hokorobitakunai
Past Indicative Form
hokorobitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
hokorobitakunakatta
Adjective stem
hokorobita
te-form
hokorobitakute
Negative te-form
hokorobitakunakute
Adverbial Form
hokorobitaku
Provisional Form
hokorobitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
hokorobitakunakereba
Conditional Form
hokorobitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
hokorobitakunakattara
Objective Form
hokorobitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
hokorobe
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
hokorobinasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
hokorobeba
Present Indicative Negative Form
hokorobanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
hokorobanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
hokorondara
Present Indicative Negative Form
hokorobanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
hokorondari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
hokoroberu
Present Indicative Negative Form
hokorobenai
Past Indicative Form
hokorobeta
Past Indicative Negative Form
hokorobenakatta
masu-stem
hokorobe
te-form
hokorobete
Negative te-form
hokorobenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
hokorobemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
hokorobemasen
Past Indicative Form
hokorobemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
hokorobemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
hokorobareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
hokorobarenai
Past Indicative Form
hokorobareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
hokorobarenakatta
masu stem
hokorobare
te-form
hokorobarete
Negative te-form
hokorobarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
hokorobaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
hokorobaremasen
Past Indicative Form
hokorobaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
hokorobaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
hokorobaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
hokorobasenai
Past Indicative Form
hokorobaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
hokorobasenakatta
masu stem
hokorobase
te-form
hokorobasete
Negative te-form
hokorobasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
hokorobasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
hokorobasemasen
Past Indicative Form
hokorobasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
hokorobasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
hokorobasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
hokorobasarenai
Past Indicative Form
hokorobasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
hokorobasarenakatta
masu stem
hokorobasare
te-form
hokorobasarete
Negative te-form
hokorobasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
hokorobasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
hokorobasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
hokorobasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
hokorobasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
hokoroban
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
hokorobazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
hokorobanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
hokorobazaru

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