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窪む

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 窪む

凹む
ぼむ
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #29897
1

to cave in; to become depressed; to sink

Examples
スープを入れるくぼんだお皿がありますか。
Do you have a bowl for soup?

Kanji in this Word

14 strokes
Frequency: 1853
Grade 9

Meanings

depression
cave in
sink
become hollow

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
くぼ.む
くぼ.み
くぼ.まる
くぼ
5 strokes
Frequency: 2206
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

concave
hollow
sunken

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
オウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
くぼ.む
へこ.む
ぼこ
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