Vocab Info

N1 う-Verb

(しの)

to endure, to keep out (e.g. rain), to stave off (e.g. starvation), to pull through, to get over, to survive, to surpass, to outdo, to excel, to eclipse, to defy, to slight

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • General Top 7,300

    • Word Type

      う-Verb

    • 単語の種類

      五段動詞

    Examples

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      あの(たか)(やま)山頂(さんちょう)(くも)(しの)いでいる。

      The peak of that high mountain even surpasses the clouds. {to endure, to keep out (e.g. rain), to stave off (e.g. starvation), to pull through, to get over, to survive, to surpass, to outdo, to excel, to eclipse, to defy, to slight}

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      (かぜ)(あめ)(しの)ために建物(たてもの)(なか)避難(ひなん)した。

      In order to endure the wind and rain, I took refuge inside the building. {to endure, to keep out (e.g. rain), to stave off (e.g. starvation), to pull through, to get over, to survive, to surpass, to outdo, to excel, to eclipse, to defy, to slight}

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      (ふね)がうねりの(おお)きな(なみ)(しの)いで(まえ)(すす)んでいます。

      The ship is moving forward, defying the big waves of the swell. {to endure, to keep out (e.g. rain), to stave off (e.g. starvation), to pull through, to get over, to survive, to surpass, to outdo, to excel, to eclipse, to defy, to slight}

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      ピンチを(しの)ことが出来(でき)(とき)(うれ)しさといったらありはしない。

      There is no greater joy than when you are able to pull through a crisis. {to endure, to keep out (e.g. rain), to stave off (e.g. starvation), to pull through, to get over, to survive, to surpass, to outdo, to excel, to eclipse, to defy, to slight}

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      (くる)しい()(わけ)でその()(しの)ごうとするとは…(かれ)(かんが)えは本当(ほんとう)未熟(みじゅく)です。

      Trying to endure the situation with a lame excuse... his thinking is really immature. {to endure, to keep out (e.g. rain), to stave off (e.g. starvation), to pull through, to get over, to survive, to surpass, to outdo, to excel, to eclipse, to defy, to slight}

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