はまる・嵌まる・填まる・塡まる・嵌るhamaru[0]heiban (flat)

1. godan verb, intransitive verbto fit; to get into; to go into; to be fitted with (e.g. door with a window)
2. godan verb, intransitive verbto be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to satisfy (conditions)
3. godan verb, intransitive verbto fall into; to plunge into; to get stuck; to get caught
   車くるまがぬかるみにはまって動うごけなくなった。↗

   The car got stuck in the mud.
4. godan verb, intransitive verbto be deceived; to be taken in; to fall into a trap
   彼女かのじょは今度こんどは自分じぶんが罠わなにはまった。↗

   She fell into a trap in her turn.
5. godan verb, intransitive verbto get addicted to; to get deep into; to become crazy about; to become stuck on
   彼女かのじょは編み物あみものにはまっている。↗

   She is absorbed in knitting.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• Synonym合うあうNeutralBroadly means things match or suit, as in 「サイズが合う」. Wider in range than 「はまる」, which suggests fitting snugly into place or getting hooked on something.
• Synonym適合てきごうWrittenWritten/formal term for meeting standards or conditions, as in 「規格に適合する」. Leans toward technical specifications.
• SynonymフィットNeutralLoanword for fitting closely or snugly, as in 「体にフィットする」. Often used for clothes and shoes.
• Related似合うにあうNeutralMeans things look good together, as in 「その服、似合うね」. Focuses on appearance — how well something suits someone.
• Related適するてきするWrittenWritten/formal; means being suited to a purpose, as in 「栽培に適する土地」. Leans toward suitability or fitness for something.
• Related一致いっちNeutralMeans agreeing or matching exactly, as in 「意見が一致する」. Leans toward two sides being identical.
• Related調和ちょうわNeutralMeans harmony or coordination, as in 「色の調和」. Leans toward things blending well as a whole.
• Related適うかなうWrittenWritten/formal word for meeting hopes or conforming to reason, as in 「理にかなう」. Leans toward being in accordance with something.
• Related適すてきすWrittenWritten/formal, the classical form of 「適する」 with the same meaning. Rare in modern usage.
• Antonym外れるはずれるNeutralMeans coming off or deviating — the direct opposite of 「はまる」 fitting snugly into place.

Use 「はまる」 for fitting snugly into place, being well suited, or getting hooked, as in 「ゲームにはまる」「役にはまる」. For general suitability say 「合う」, for a close fit 「フィット」, for looking good together 「似合う」; the opposite is 「外れる」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 状況じょうきょうや条件じょうけんに適てきしている。その状態じょうたいから抜け出ぬけだせない。
2. 形かたちや大おおきさの適てきした窪くぼみや囲かこいに入はいる。
3. 落ち込おちこむ。潜り込もぐりこむ。
4. （陥没かんぼつる） 策略さくりゃくに乗のせられる。騙だまされる。
5. 型通かたどおりである。
6. 適てきしている。
7. （耽ふける）夢中むちゅうになる。
8. （陥没かんぼつる） 行き詰いきづまる。