和む|なごむnagomu[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. godan verb, intransitive verbto be softened; to calm down
    その歌手かしゅの歌うたは心こころをなごませてくれる。↗
    The singer's voice melts your heart.
Conjugation
Dictionary form和む(なごむ)
Polite (masu)和みます(なごみます)
Negative (nai)和まない(なごまない)
polite (masen)和みません(なごみません)
classical zu / nu和まず・和まぬ(なごまず・なごまぬ)
Past (ta)和んだ(なごんだ)
polite (mashita)和みました(なごみました)
Past negative (nakatta)和まなかった(なごまなかった)
polite (masen deshita)和みませんでした(なごみませんでした)
Te form和んで(なごんで)
Potential和める(なごめる)
Passive和まれる(なごまれる)
Causative和ませる(なごませる)
Causative passive和ませられる・和まされる(なごませられる・なごまされる)
Conditional (ba)和めば(なごめば)
tara和んだら(なごんだら)
Volitional和もう(なごもう)
polite (mashou)和みましょう(なごみましょう)
Imperative和め(なごめ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related落ち着くおちつくNeutralA broader term: it covers calming down and settling into a stable state, while 「和む」 focuses on feelings softening or an atmosphere turning warm and relaxed.
  • Antonym荒むすさむNeutralDescribes a mind growing desolate or a life turning dissolute — the opposite of the mellowing of feelings that 「和む」 expresses.
  • Antonym苛立ついらだつNeutralMeans growing restless and irritated when things don't go your way — the opposite of the soothed, relaxed feeling of 「和む」.

Use 「和む」 when feelings soften and relax, as in 「心が和む」 or 「場が和む」; use 「落ち着く」 for calming down or settling, and 「苛立つ」 for feeling irritated.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 気持きもちなどが穏おだやかになる。
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