(にら)

にらむ
verb (godan)
to glare at, to stare at
1. to glare at, to stare at
To look at someone with anger or hostility.
(かれ)(わたし)(にら)んだ。
He glared at me.
(おこ)った(かお)でこちらを(にら)んだ。
They glared at me with an angry face.
二人(ふたり)はしばらくお(たが)いを(にら)()っていた。
The two glared at each other for a while.
2. to suspect, to keep an eye on
To watch someone with suspicion.
犯人(はんにん)(にら)んでいる。
They suspect him as the culprit.
警察(けいさつ)はその(おとこ)犯人(はんにん)(にら)んでいる。
The police suspect that man is the culprit.
(かれ)(あや)しいと(にら)んで、行動(こうどう)調(しら)べた。
Suspecting he was up to something, they investigated his actions.

(にら)む conveys looking at someone with anger, hostility, or suspicion. The gaze carries emotional weight.

TRANSITIVITY:

  • Type: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive)
  • Takes を particle for the target being glared at

ASPECT (ている):
(にら)んでいる indicates an ongoing glare or maintained hostile attention.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • ()(にら)む: to glare into someone's eyes
  • じっと(にら)む: to stare fixedly
  • (にら)みつける: to glare at intensely (compound verb)
  • (にら)()う: to glare at each other

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • (にら)む: to glare (angry, hostile)
  • ()つめる: to stare/gaze (neutral or affectionate)
  • ()る: to look (general, neutral)