にらむ・睨むniramu[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto glare at; to scowl at; to glower at
- godan verb, transitive verbto stare intensely at; to examine carefully
- godan verb, transitive verbto estimate; to guess; to suspect; to judge
- godan verb, transitive verbto keep an eye on someone (e.g. a suspicious or untrustworthy person); to watchoften as 睨まれる
- godan verb, transitive verbto take account of; to take into consideration
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | にらむ |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | にらみます |
| Negative (nai) | にらまない |
| polite (masen) | にらみません |
| classical zu / nu | にらまず・にらまぬ |
| Past (ta) | にらんだ |
| polite (mashita) | にらみました |
| Past negative (nakatta) | にらまなかった |
| polite (masen deshita) | にらみませんでした |
| Te form | にらんで |
| Potential | にらめる |
| Passive | にらまれる |
| Causative | にらませる |
| Causative passive | にらませられる・にらまされる |
| Conditional (ba) | にらめば |
| tara | にらんだら |
| Volitional | にらもう |
| polite (mashou) | にらみましょう |
| Imperative | にらめ |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Related凝視ぎょうしWrittenWritten/formal prose. A fixed, concentrated stare that may or may not be hostile; 「睨む」 is mostly glaring and can also mean estimating.
- Related見入るみいるNeutralNeutral. To gaze in fascination, unable to look away, as in 「絵に見入る」; 「睨む」 is glaring or looking with suspicion.
- Related注視ちゅうしWrittenWritten/formal prose. To watch a situation closely and carefully, as in 「動向を注視する」; 「睨む」 centers on glaring or surmising.
- Antonym微笑むほほえむNeutralNeutral. The opposite facial expression to 「睨む」: to smile.
Use 「睨む」 for glaring in anger or suspicion, or for estimating. For a fixed, absorbed stare use 「凝視」, for closely watching a situation 「注視」, for gazing fascinated 「見入る」; the opposite is 「微笑む」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
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