"くすむ" meaning in All languages combined

See くすむ on Wiktionary

Verb [Japanese]

IPA: [kɯ̟sɨmɯ̟] Forms: くすむ ^godan [canonical], kusumu [romanization], くすみ [stem], くすんだ [past]
Head templates: {{ja-verb|hhira=くすむ|type=1}} くすむ • (kusumu) ^(←くすむ (kusumu)?)godan (stem くすみ (kusumi), past くすんだ (kusunda))
  1. to darken (in color) Related terms: 黒ばむ (kurobamu) (ruby: (くろ))

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "form": "くすみ",
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    },
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      "form": "くすんだ",
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      "name": "ja-verb"
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          "roman": "kurobamu",
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              "くろ"
            ]
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        }
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    },
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{
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    },
    {
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    },
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    }
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        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation with pitch accent",
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        "Japanese verbs",
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      ],
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        ]
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    },
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    }
  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for くすむ meaning in All languages combined (1.3kB)

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