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怖じる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 怖じる | 怖じない |
| Polite | 怖じます | 怖じません |
| Past polite | 怖じました | 怖じませんでした |
| Past | 怖じた | 怖じなかった |
| Te-form | 怖じて | 怖じないで |
| Desire | 怖じたい | 怖じたくない |
| Potential | 怖じられるalso 怖じれる | 怖じられないalso 怖じれない |
| Passive | 怖じられる | 怖じられない |
| Causative | 怖じさせる | 怖じさせない |
| Causative passive | 怖じさせられる | 怖じさせられない |
| Volitional | 怖じよう | |
| Polite volitional | 怖じましょう | |
| Imperative | 怖じろ | 怖じるな |
| Conditional | 怖じれば | 怖じなければ |
| Tara conditional | 怖じたら | 怖じなかったら |
Meanings
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
be scared; be frightened; be intimidated
Intransitive verb describing a feeling of fear or intimidation, often in response to a person, situation, or thing. Commonly used in the negative form 怖じない (not scared) or in set phrases like 怖じ気づく (lose one's nerve).
He is not scared of any opponent.
Without being intimidated by the new environment, he acted proactively.
Expressions
- 盲蛇に怖じずfools rush in where angels fear to tread
- 蛇に噛まれて朽ち縄に怖じるonce bitten, twice shy