Vocab Info

N1 る-verb, Intransitive verb

いじけるto grow timid (e.g. from an inferiority complex), to lose one's nerve, to become perverse, to become contrary

    Dictionary Definition

    1. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

        to grow timid, to cower, to shrink, to lose one's nerve

      2. 2.

        to become perverse, to become contrary, to become warped, to become withdrawn

      3. 3.

        to be cramped, to be constrained

    All Forms

    いじける

    Details

      • い

      • じ

      • け

      • る

    • Frequency

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    Examples

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    • 空腹(くうふく)のせいで体(からだ)がいじけています。

      My body feels weakened from hunger. (Shrunken)

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    • いじけた性格(せいかく)の人(ひと)と付(つ)き合(あ)うのは面倒臭(めんどうくさ)い。

      Dealing with someone who's got a contrary personality is such a hassle.

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    • このいじけた絵(え)よりもあののびのびとした絵(え)の方(ほう)が魅力(みりょく)的(てき)だ。

      That free-flowing painting over there is way more captivating than this cramped one.

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    • 恐怖(きょうふ)で体(からだ)がいじけている限(かぎ)り、この窮地(きゅうち)から逃(に)げ出(だ)す事(こと)は出来(でき)ません。

      As long as you stay cowering in fear, you won't be able to escape this crisis.

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    • 心(こころ)が躍(おど)るような高揚(こうよう)感(かん)なくしては描(えが)いた絵(え)が全(すべ)ていじけた絵(え)になってしまう。

      Without that heart-pounding rush of excitement, every painting you draw ends up looking stifled.

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