揉(も)む

もむ
godan verb
to rub, to massage, to crumple
1. to rub, to massage
To press and move hands over muscles to relieve tension.
肩(かた)を揉(も)む。
To massage one's shoulders.
肩(かた)を揉(も)んでください。
Please massage my shoulders.
疲(つか)れた足(あし)を揉(も)んでもらった。
I had my tired legs massaged.
2. to crumple, to wrinkle
To crush or squeeze paper or cloth.
紙(かみ)を揉(も)む。
To crumple paper.
紙(かみ)を揉(も)んで柔(やわ)らかくする。
I crumple the paper to soften it.
布(ぬの)を揉(も)んでシワを取(と)る。
I work the cloth to remove the wrinkles.
3. to dispute, to quarrel
To argue or have a conflict (often in passive form).
揉(も)め事(ごと)が起(お)きた。
A dispute arose.
揉(も)め事(ごと) = trouble, dispute
会議(かいぎ)で意見(いけん)が揉(も)まれた。
Opinions were debated at the meeting.
世間(せけん)に揉(も)まれて、彼(かれ)は強(つよ)くなった。
Having been tempered by the world, he became stronger.
世間(せけん)に揉(も)まれる = to be hardened by life experience

揉(も)む means to rub, massage, or work with the hands.

TRANSITIVITY:

  • Type: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive)
  • Takes を particle: 肩(かた)を揉(も)む

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 肩(かた)を揉(も)む: to massage shoulders
  • 揉(も)み消(け)す: to hush up (a scandal)
  • 手(て)を揉(も)む: to wring one's hands (in anxiety)
  • 揉(も)め事(ごと): trouble, dispute

PASSIVE/CAUSATIVE:

  • 揉(も)まれる: to be kneaded, to gain experience through hardship
  • 世間(せけん)に揉(も)まれる: to be tempered by the world
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Added 2026.1.13 9:40 · Revised 2026.2.4 22:23
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