Word details

にらむ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word にらむ.

Dictionary

Entry

睨むTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #3051
1

to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at

Examples
彼はにくらしげに彼女をにらんだ
He stared at her with hatred.
2

to stare intensely at; to examine carefully

3

to estimate; to guess; to suspect; to judge

4

Often as 睨まれる

to keep an eye on someone (e.g. a suspicious or untrustworthy person); to watch

5

to take account of; to take into consideration

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

glaring at, authority, power, scowl at

13 strokes

On

ゲイ

Kun

にら.むにら.み

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