舐める

Japanese

FWOTD – 30 November 2021
Kanji in this term
舐
な
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
嘗める
甞める

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) なめ​る [nàméꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [na̠me̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]
  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "嘗める"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
嘗める なめ​る [nàméꜜrù]
Imperative (命令形) 嘗めろ なめ​ろ [nàméꜜrò]
Key constructions
Passive 嘗められる なめられ​る [nàméráréꜜrù]
Causative 嘗めさせる なめさせ​る [nàmésáséꜜrù]
Potential 嘗められる なめられ​る [nàméráréꜜrù]
Volitional 嘗めよう なめよ​ー [nàméyóꜜò]
Negative 嘗めない なめ​ない [nàméꜜnàì]
Negative perfective 嘗めなかった なめ​なかった [nàméꜜnàkàttà]
Formal 嘗めます なめま​す [nàmémáꜜsù]
Perfective 嘗めた な​めた [náꜜmètà]
Conjunctive 嘗めて な​めて [náꜜmètè]
Hypothetical conditional 嘗めれば なめ​れば [nàméꜜrèbà]

Verb

舐(な)める • (nameru) transitive ichidan (stem 舐(な)め (name), past 舐(な)めた (nameta))

  1. to lick
    • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典/新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局/大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:
      母猫(ははねこ)が子(こ)猫(ねこ)を舐(な)めている
      haha neko ga koneko o namete iru
      The mother cat is licking the kitten
  2. (of flame) to lick
    • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典/新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局/大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:
      炎(ほのお)が天井(てんじょう)を舐(な)める
      honō ga tenjō o nameru
      The flame licks the ceiling
  3. to taste
    • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典/新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局/大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:
      砂(さ)糖(とう)を嘗(な)める ― satō o nameru ― to taste the sugar
  4. to experience hardship
    • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典/新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局/大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:
      是(これ)は世(よ)の辛酸(しんさん)を舐(な)めた人(ひと)のみが書(か)ける本(ほん)だ
      kore wa yo no shinsan o nameta hito no mi ga kakeru hon da
      This is a book that could be written only by a person who has experienced life's bitter side
  5. to underestimate, to make light of
    Synonyms: 侮る (anadoru), (vulgar) 舐め腐る (namekusaru)
    • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典/新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局/大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:
      あの男(おとこ)を舐(な)めると大変(たいへん)な目(め)に遭(あ)うぞ
      ano otoko o nameru to taihen na me ni au zo
      If you underestimate that man, you will suffer greatly

Conjugation

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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