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ひるむ (hirumu) Japanese meaning: flinch | Kotomora
JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation ひるむ · godan verb (-mu)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary ひるむ ひるまない Polite ひるみます ひるみません Past polite ひるみました ひるみませんでした Past ひるんだ ひるまなかった Te-form ひるんで ひるまないで Desire ひるみたい ひるみたくない Potential ひるめる ひるめない Passive ひるまれる ひるまれない Causative ひるませる ひるませない Causative passive ひるませられる also ひるまされる ひるませられない also ひるまされない Volitional ひるもう Polite volitional ひるみましょう Imperative ひるめ ひるむな Conditional ひるめば ひるまなければ Tara conditional ひるんだら ひるまなかったら
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彼かれ
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相あい
手て
の
強つよ
気き
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態たい
度ど
に
ひるん
だ
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He flinched at his opponent's aggressive attitude.
Let's move forward without flinching.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 にひるむ to flinch at something
He didn't flinch at the enemy's onslaught.
ひるまずに 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something without flinching
She stood up to it without flinching.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 気き 迫はく にひるむ to be intimidated by someone's intensity
The rookie was intimidated by the coach's intensity.
Kanji 怯 cowardice, wince, flinch Related words· 6 たじろぐ often implies an actual physical step backward, while 怯む is more about a mental flinch or loss of nerve without necessarily moving.
おじける describes a more sustained state of fear or timidity, while 怯む is a brief, momentary loss of resolve.
尻込みする emphasizes hesitating or drawing back from an action out of reluctance, whereas 怯む is a sudden emotional flinch when facing something intimidating.
びびる is a very casual, colloquial word for getting scared or intimidated, while 怯む is more neutral and can appear in written or formal contexts.
Show 2 more 怯む describes flinching or losing courage in a moment of fear, while 引ける (as in 気が引ける) describes a milder, more self-conscious hesitation about doing something.
怯む means to flinch or lose one's nerve in the face of danger or pressure, while 動じる is broader and covers any kind of emotional disturbance.
Written forms ひるむ Usage 68%
Usually written in kana; the kanji form 怯む is rare and may not be recognized by all readers.
怯ひる む Usage 32%
Kanji form is uncommon; learners should prefer the kana spelling.
Etymology The origin is uncertain. It may be related to the mimetic word ひりひり (smarting, tingling) or the verb ひる (to dry up, to become weak), but the exact derivation is unclear.
