"ほめる" meaning in 日本語

See ほめる in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [ho̞me̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]
Forms: , [imperfective], [continuative], める [terminal], める [attributive], めれ [hypothetical], めろ [imperative], めよ [imperative], ほめない [negative], 未然形 + ない [negative], ほめよう, 未然形 + よう, ほめます [polite], 連用形 + ます [polite], ほめた [past, completive], 連用形 + た [past, completive], ほめる [definitive], 終止形のみ [definitive], ほめること [noun-from-verb], 連体形 + こと [noun-from-verb], ほめれば, 仮定形 + ば, ほめろ [imperative], ほめよ [imperative], 命令形のみ [imperative]
  1. 相手の優れている点を挙げて、良く言う。
    Sense id: ja-ほめる-ja-verb-UGlHfNet
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "けなす"
    },
    {
      "word": "そしる"
    },
    {
      "word": "おとしめる"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語 動詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語 動詞 マ下一",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語 国際音声記号あり",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語_古典日本語由来",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "古典日本語「ほむ」より。"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ほ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "マ行下一段活用",
        "語幹"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "め",
      "raw_tags": [
        "マ行下一段活用"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "め",
      "raw_tags": [
        "マ行下一段活用"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "める",
      "raw_tags": [
        "マ行下一段活用"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "terminal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "める",
      "raw_tags": [
        "マ行下一段活用"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めれ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "マ行下一段活用"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めろ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "マ行下一段活用"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めよ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "マ行下一段活用"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほめない",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "語形"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "未然形 + ない",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "結合"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほめよう",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "語形",
        "意志・勧誘"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "未然形 + よう",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "結合",
        "意志・勧誘"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほめます",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "語形"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "連用形 + ます",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "結合"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほめた",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "語形"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "completive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "連用形 + た",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "結合"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "completive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほめる",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "語形"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "definitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "終止形のみ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "結合"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "definitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほめること",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "語形"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "連体形 + こと",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "結合"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほめれば",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "語形",
        "仮定条件"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "仮定形 + ば",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "結合",
        "仮定条件"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほめろ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "語形"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほめよ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "語形"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "命令形のみ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "結合"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "日本語",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "動詞",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "相手の優れている点を挙げて、良く言う。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-ほめる-ja-verb-UGlHfNet"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "form": "ほめる",
      "raw_tags": [
        "東京式"
      ],
      "roman": "[hòméꜜrù]",
      "tags": [
        "Nakadaka"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ho̞me̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]"
    },
    {
      "form": "ほめる",
      "raw_tags": [
        "京阪式"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Odaka"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ほめる"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "けなす"
    },
    {
      "word": "そしる"
    },
    {
      "word": "おとしめる"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "日本語",
    "日本語 動詞",
    "日本語 動詞 マ下一",
    "日本語 国際音声記号あり",
    "日本語_古典日本語由来"
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "古典日本語「ほむ」より。"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ほ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "マ行下一段活用",
        "語幹"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "め",
      "raw_tags": [
        "マ行下一段活用"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "め",
      "raw_tags": [
        "マ行下一段活用"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "める",
      "raw_tags": [
        "マ行下一段活用"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "terminal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "める",
      "raw_tags": [
        "マ行下一段活用"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めれ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "マ行下一段活用"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めろ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "マ行下一段活用"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めよ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "マ行下一段活用"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほめない",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "語形"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "未然形 + ない",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "結合"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほめよう",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "語形",
        "意志・勧誘"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "未然形 + よう",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "結合",
        "意志・勧誘"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほめます",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "語形"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "連用形 + ます",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "結合"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "polite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほめた",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "語形"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "completive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "連用形 + た",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "結合"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "completive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほめる",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "語形"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "definitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "終止形のみ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "結合"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "definitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほめること",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "語形"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "連体形 + こと",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "結合"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほめれば",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "語形",
        "仮定条件"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "仮定形 + ば",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "結合",
        "仮定条件"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほめろ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "語形"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほめよ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "語形"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "命令形のみ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "結合"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "日本語",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "動詞",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "相手の優れている点を挙げて、良く言う。"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "form": "ほめる",
      "raw_tags": [
        "東京式"
      ],
      "roman": "[hòméꜜrù]",
      "tags": [
        "Nakadaka"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ho̞me̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]"
    },
    {
      "form": "ほめる",
      "raw_tags": [
        "京阪式"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Odaka"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ほめる"
}

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