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ひなびる Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
rustic ; countrified ; rural feel
usually written using kana alone
Describes a place, atmosphere, or object that has a charmingly old-fashioned, rural, or unrefined quality. Often used in the past tense or te-form (ひなびた, ひなびて) to modify nouns.
The rustic station building evokes a sense of travel.
Written forms ひなびる Usage 67%
Usually written in kana; the kanji form 鄙びる is rare and may not be recognized by all readers.
鄙ひな びる Usage 33%
Kanji form is uncommon and may be considered archaic or literary.
Kanji 鄙 lowly, the country, the countryside Etymology Derived from 鄙 (ひな, 'countryside, rural area') + びる (suffix meaning 'to seem like, to have the appearance of'). The kanji 鄙 is relatively rare in modern Japanese.
