眩
眩

faint, dizzy

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ゲンカン

Kun

げん.すくるめ.くまぶ.しいくら.むまど.うめま.いまばゆ.いくれ.るま.う

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Common Words

眩しいまぶしいまぼしい～い Adj.Freq #4252
1

dazzling; radiant

Examples
太陽がまぶしい。
My eyes are dazzled by the sun.
暮れるくれる昏れる眩れる暗れるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #7745
1

to get dark; to grow dark

Examples
冬の日は速く暮れる。
The night falls fast in winter.
2

to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to close

3

to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought); to be overcome with

まばゆい眩い目映い～い Adj.Usually kanaFreq #9554
1

dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful

Examples
凍結した道路が日光を浴びてまばゆく光った。
The icy road sparkled in the sunlight.
眩うまうIntransitiveArchaicGodan verbFreq #10883
1

to be dizzy; to be vertiginous

めまい眩暈目眩NounUsually kanaFreq #12712
1

dizziness; giddiness; vertigo

Examples
「ちょっと目まいがするわ」「顔色が悪いぞ。一日休んだほうがいいよ」
"I feel sort of dizzy." "You look pale. You'd better take the day off."
目がくらむ目が眩むめがくらむExpressionGodan verbFreq #23326
1

to be dizzy; to be disoriented

Examples
彼女はその豪華な部屋に目のくらむ思いがした。
She was dazzled by the gorgeous room.
2

to be dazzled

Examples
ヘッドライトがまぶしくて一瞬目がくらんだ。
The glaring headlights dazzled us for a moment.
3

to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)

目くらまし目眩まし目眩しめくらましNounFreq #23387
1

blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape)

2

smoke screen; distraction; deceptive means

3

Dated term

magic (trick); sleight of hand

くらむ眩む暗む晦むIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #24725
1

Word usually written using kana alone

to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be disoriented by

Examples
真昼の太陽がテニスコートを目も眩むほどに照らしあげた。
The noonday sun beat down with dazzling brightness on the tennis court.
2

Word usually written using kana alone

to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)

3

Archaic

to become dark

立ちくらみ立ち眩み立ち暗み立暗み立ち眩たちくらみNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #31490
1

dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo

Examples
立ちくらみがします。
I get dizzy spells when I stand up.
めくるめく目くるめく目眩くIntransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #35286
1

to dazzle; to blind

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