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はめる · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	はめる	はめない
Polite	はめます	はめません
Past polite	はめました	はめませんでした
Past	はめた	はめなかった
Te-form	はめて	はめないで
Desire	はめたい	はめたくない
Potential	はめられるalso はめれる	はめられないalso はめれない
Passive	はめられる	はめられない
Causative	はめさせる	はめさせない
Causative passive	はめさせられる	はめさせられない
Volitional	はめよう
Polite volitional	はめましょう
Imperative	はめろ	はめるな
Conditional	はめれば	はめなければ
Tara conditional	はめたら	はめなかったら

Pairs withはまる

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

fit; insert; fasten

usually written using kana alone

Physical action of fitting something into a matching space or fastening it securely. Common with panes, corks, buttons, and similar objects.

窓まど枠わくにガラスをはめる。
Fit a pane of glass into the window frame.
ボタンをはめるのに手て間ま取どった。
I had trouble fastening the button.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

put on; slip on; attach

usually written using kana alone

Putting on something that surrounds or envelops, such as a ring, gloves, or a hoop. Also used for attaching a hose or similar item.

指ゆび輪わをはめる瞬しゅん間かん、緊きん張ちょうした。
I was nervous the moment I slipped the ring on.
手て袋ぶくろをはめてから外そとに出でた。
I put on gloves before going outside.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

force into a category; pigeonhole; impose restrictions

usually written using kana alone

Abstract use: forcing someone or something into a predetermined mold, category, or set of rules. Often implies unfairness or rigidity.

彼かれを単たんなる怠なまけ者ものという枠わくにはめるのは間ま違ちがいだ。
It's wrong to pigeonhole him as just a lazy person.
新あたらしい規き則そくをはめられて、自じ由ゆうがなくなった。
They imposed new rules on us, and we lost our freedom.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

trap; set up; deceive

usually written using kana alone

To trick someone into a disadvantageous situation; can be a scheme, a setup, or a verbal trap. Sense 5 (throw into) is a rarer, more physical variant of trapping, often used in set phrases like 罠にはめる.

彼かれは仲なか間まに裏うら切ぎられて、わなにはめられた。
He was betrayed by his friends and set up in a trap.
うまい話はなしに乗のせられて、まんまと彼かれの策さく略りゃくにはめられた。
I fell for his sweet talk and was completely taken in by his scheme.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

have sex; fuck

usually written using kana alonecolloquialvulgar expression or word

Vulgar slang for sexual intercourse. Usually written in katakana as ハメる. Strongly colloquial and offensive in polite contexts.

あの二人ふたり、昨日きのうハメてたって噂うわさだよ。
Rumor has it those two hooked up yesterday.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を〈場ば所しょ〉に嵌はめるto fit/insert an object into a place
窓まどの枠わくにガラスを嵌はめた。
I fitted the glass into the window frame.
指ゆび輪わを嵌はめるto put on a ring
彼かの女じょは左ひだり手てに指ゆび輪わを嵌はめている。
She has a ring on her left hand.
〈人ひと〉を型かたに嵌はめるto force someone into a fixed mold or category
学がっ校こうは子こ供どもを一ひとつの型かたに嵌はめようとする。
Schools tend to force children into a single mold.
罠わなに嵌はめるto set a trap for someone
彼かれはライバルを罠わなに嵌はめようとした。
He tried to set a trap for his rival.
手て袋ぶくろを嵌はめるto put on gloves
外そとは寒さむいので手て袋ぶくろを嵌はめて出でかけた。
It was cold outside, so I put on gloves before going out.
〈人ひと〉を嵌はめるto trick or set someone up
同どう僚りょうに嵌はめられて、私わたしは責せき任にんを押おし付つけられた。
I was set up by a coworker and left to take the blame.

Expressions

箍たがを嵌はめるhoop a barrel; put a hoop on; bind with hoops
ギプスをはめるput in a plaster cast

Kanji

嵌go into, plunge, inlay
塡fill in, fill up, make good
篏inlay, set in, fall into
填fill in

Transitive / intransitive

はまるN2
嵌める is the transitive act of fitting or inserting something, while 嵌まる is the intransitive result of something fitting or getting stuck.

Related words

つけるN5sense 1
つける is a broad verb for attaching or applying, whereas 嵌める specifically implies a snug, enveloping, or matching fit.
差さし込こむ sense 1
差し込む stresses the act of inserting something into a slot or gap, while 嵌める focuses on the resulting snug fit.
装そう着ちゃく sense 2
装着する is a formal, technical word for equipping or attaching gear, while 嵌める is the everyday verb for slipping something on.
陥おとしいれる sense 4
陥れる emphasizes deliberately putting someone into a bad situation, close to the trapping sense of 嵌める but more literary.
騙だますN3sense 4
騙す is the general verb for deceiving someone, while 嵌める specifically suggests luring them into a disadvantageous trap or scheme.

Opposites

外はずすN3sense 1
外す means to remove or take off something, the opposite of 嵌める's action of fitting or putting something on.

Word family

はめ込こみ
insertion; inlaying; fitting into · immersion (math)
嵌はめ木き細ざい工く
inlaid woodwork; marquetry

Written forms

はめるUsage85%
Usually written in kana; the kanji 嵌める is also common but kana is preferred in many contexts.
嵌はめるUsage11%
Common kanji form for all senses; often used in physical fitting and trapping contexts.
ハメるUsage2%
search-only kana form
Katakana spelling is common for the vulgar sense; also used in casual writing.
塡はめるUsage1%
search-only kanji form
篏はめるUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
填はめるUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; may appear in older texts.

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. The kanji 嵌 suggests a cavity or fitting, but the word itself is likely a native Japanese verb. The vulgar sense is a slang extension of the trapping meaning.