Word
萎む
しぼむ
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CommonJLPT N2
Meanings
- Godan verb · Intransitive
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag; to deflate
In Spanish
marchitarse; decaer; desinflarse; desvanecerse; secarse; consumirse; encogerse; marchitarse
- Other forms
- 凋む
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
花は切られるとすぐにしぼむ。
Flowers soon fade when they have been cut.
Las flores se marchitan enseguida una vez las han cortado.
Tatoeba #186610(opens in a new tab)暑さ続きでその植物はしぼんでしまった。
The long spell of hot weather withered up the plants.
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