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N1 Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb

霞(かす)むto grow hazy, to be misty, to get blurry, to be overshadowed, shrowded (in)

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    1. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to become misty, to become hazy

      Usually written using kana alone, esp. 霞む

    2. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to get blurry, to grow dim

      Usually written using kana alone, esp. 翳む

    3. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb

      3.

      to be overshadowed, to be upstaged, to be outshone

      Usually written using kana alone, esp. 霞む

    All Forms

    霞む 【かすむ】、翳む 【かすむ】

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    • Pitch Accent

      • か

      • す

      • む

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    Examples

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      霞(かす)んだ空(そら)の下(した)で運転(うんてん)をする事(こと)は危険(きけん)です。

      It's dangerous to drive under a misty sky.

      • N1

      雨(あめ)に霞(かす)む故郷(こきょう)の風景(ふうけい)はとても幻想(げんそう)的(てき)で綺麗(きれい)だった。

      The view of my hometown, shrouded in rain, looked dreamlike and beautiful.

      • N1

      独(ひと)り言(ごと)：「目脂(めやに)で目(め)が霞(かす)んでいるから顔(かお)を洗(あら)ってこよう…。」

      Monologue: 'My eyes are all blurry from sleep gunk… I should go wash my face.'

      • N1

      涙(なみだ)で文字(もじ)が霞(かす)んでしまって一文字(ひともじ)たりとも手紙(てがみ)を読(よ)むことが出来(でき)ません。

      The letters are so blurred by my tears, I can't read a single word.

      • N1

      新人(しんじん)俳優(はいゆう)の熱演(ねつえん)が素晴(すば)らしいせいでベテラン俳優(はいゆう)の演技(えんぎ)が霞(かす)んで見(み)えてしまいます。

      The new actor’s powerful performance overshadowed the veteran's completely.

      • N1

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