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hirumu
godan verb, intransitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[ひる()·]
hirumu

English Meaning(s) for ひるむ

godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

Definition and Synonyms for ひるむ

Pull Back make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
Synonyms: ひるむ, 後ずさる
Recoil draw back, as with fear or pain
Synonyms: ひるむ, たじろぐ, 尻込み, 後ずさる, 辟易

Categories ひるむ is a member of

Move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
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Stroke Order Diagrams for ひるむ

Conjugations for ひるむ

masu stem
hirumi
Negative stem
hiruma
te-form
hirunde
Negative te-form
hirumanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
hirumanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
hirumu
Present Indicative Negative Form
hirumanai
Past Indicative Form
hirunda
Past Indicative Negative Form
hirumanakatta
Presumptive Form
hirumou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
hirumimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
hirumimasen
Past Indicative Form
hirumimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
hirumimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
hirumimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
hirumitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
hirumitakunai
Past Indicative Form
hirumitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
hirumitakunakatta
Adjective stem
hirumita
te-form
hirumitakute
Negative te-form
hirumitakunakute
Adverbial Form
hirumitaku
Provisional Form
hirumitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
hirumitakunakereba
Conditional Form
hirumitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
hirumitakunakattara
Objective Form
hirumitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
hirume
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
hiruminasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
hirumeba
Present Indicative Negative Form
hirumanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
hirumanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
hirundara
Present Indicative Negative Form
hirumanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
hirundari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
hirumeru
Present Indicative Negative Form
hirumenai
Past Indicative Form
hirumeta
Past Indicative Negative Form
hirumenakatta
masu-stem
hirume
te-form
hirumete
Negative te-form
hirumenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
hirumemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
hirumemasen
Past Indicative Form
hirumemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
hirumemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
hirumareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
hirumarenai
Past Indicative Form
hirumareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
hirumarenakatta
masu stem
hirumare
te-form
hirumarete
Negative te-form
hirumarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
hirumaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
hirumaremasen
Past Indicative Form
hirumaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
hirumaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
hirumaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
hirumasenai
Past Indicative Form
hirumaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
hirumasenakatta
masu stem
hirumase
te-form
hirumasete
Negative te-form
hirumasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
hirumasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
hirumasemasen
Past Indicative Form
hirumasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
hirumasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
hirumasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
hirumasarenai
Past Indicative Form
hirumasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
hirumasarenakatta
masu stem
hirumasare
te-form
hirumasarete
Negative te-form
hirumasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
hirumasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
hirumasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
hirumasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
hirumasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
hiruman
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
hirumazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
hirumanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
hirumazaru

Sample Sentences for ひるむ

The citizens staggered under the heavy bombing.
He never shrinks from danger.
He recoiled before his master's anger.
He remains calm in the face of danger.
It drew strength from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on doors of perfect strangers, and from the millions of Americans who volunteered and organized and proved that more than two centuries later a government of the people, by the people, and for the people has not perished from the Earth.

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