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萎む[しぼむ] (shibomu)

to wither, to fade (away), to shrivel, to wilt

  • JLPT N1
  • Godan verb
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Meaning

萎む (しぼむ, shibomu) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “to wither, to fade (away), to shrivel, to wilt”.

Example sentences 7

庭にわのバラがしぼんでしまった

The roses in the garden have withered.

花はながしぼんだ。

The flowers withered up.

花はなは切きられるとすぐにしぼむ。

Flowers soon fade when they have been cut.

暑あつさ続つづきでその植物しょくぶつはしぼんでしまった。

The long spell of hot weather withered up the plants.

Conjugation table

萎む (しぼむ) is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionary萎む しぼむshibomu
Negative萎まない しぼまないshibomanai
Past萎んだ しぼんだshibonda
Past negative萎まなかった しぼまなかったshibomanakatta
Polite (ます)萎みます しぼみますshibomimasu
Polite negative萎みません しぼみませんshibomimasen
Polite past萎みました しぼみましたshibomimashita
Polite past negative萎みませんでした しぼみませんでしたshibomimasendeshita
Te-form萎んで しぼんでshibonde
Conditional (ば)萎めば しぼめばshibomeba
Conditional (たら)萎んだら しぼんだらshibondara
Potential萎める しぼめるshibomeru
Passive萎まれる しぼまれるshibomareru
Causative萎ませる しぼませるshibomaseru
Causative-passive萎ませられる しぼませられるshibomaserareru
Volitional萎もう しぼもうshibomou
Volitional polite萎みましょう しぼみましょうshibomimashou
Imperative萎め しぼめshibome
Desire (たい)萎みたい しぼみたいshibomitai

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