(ひび)

ひびく
godan verb
to resound; to echo; to affect
See also: (ひび)かせる (transitive)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present(ひび)(ひび)かない
Present polite(ひび)きます(ひび)きません
Past(ひび)いた(ひび)かなかった
Past polite(ひび)きました(ひび)きませんでした
て form(ひび)いて(ひび)かなくて
ている present(ひび)いている(ひび)いていない
ている polite(ひび)いています(ひび)いていません
ている past(ひび)いていた(ひび)いていなかった
ている past polite(ひび)いていました(ひび)いていませんでした
Conditional ば(ひび)けば(ひび)かなければ
Conditional たら(ひび)いたら(ひび)かなかったら
Volitional(ひび)こう
Volitional polite(ひび)きましょう
Potential(ひび)ける(ひび)けない
Passive(ひび)かれる(ひび)かれない
Causative(ひび)かせる(ひび)かせない
Imperative(ひび)(ひび)くな
1. to resound; to echo; to reverberate
For a sound to carry and be heard over a distance or to bounce back.
The sound of the bell echoed through the town.
Footsteps are echoing down the hallway.
The sound of fireworks echoed off the mountains.
2. to affect; to have an impact on
To influence or have consequences for something.
Lack of sleep is affecting my work.
If you overdo it, it'll take a toll on your body.
This expense will hit the household budget hard.
3. to be felt; to reach (emotions)
For something to touch one's heart or resonate emotionally.
Those words resonated in my heart.
The teacher's words resonated deeply in my heart.
The message of that movie resonated with many people.

(ひび)く is intransitive (自動詞(じどうし)). The transitive pair is (ひび)かせる (to make resound).

ASPECT ({ている}):
(ひび)いている indicates ongoing reverberation or an ongoing effect.

COMMON PATTERNS:

PARTICLE PATTERNS:

  • (ひび)く: What is echoing
  • (ひび)く: What is affected, or where it echoes

The figurative sense of "affecting" something (often negatively) is very common in everyday use.

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