(くら)

くらむ
verb (godan, intransitive)
to feel dizzy; to be dazzled; to be blinded
自動詞 intransitivehealthcognition
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present(くら)(くら)まない
Present polite(くら)みます(くら)みません
Past(くら)んだ(くら)まなかった
Past polite(くら)みました(くら)みませんでした
て form(くら)んで(くら)まなくて
ている present(くら)んでいる(くら)んでいない
ている polite(くら)んでいます(くら)んでいません
ている past(くら)んでいた(くら)んでいなかった
ている past polite(くら)んでいました(くら)んでいませんでした
Conditional ば(くら)めば(くら)まなければ
Conditional たら(くら)んだら(くら)まなかったら
Volitional(くら)もう
Volitional polite(くら)みましょう
Potential(くら)める(くら)めない
Passive(くら)まれる(くら)まれない
Causative(くら)ませる(くら)ませない
Imperative(くら)(くら)むな
1. to feel dizzy; to have one's head spin
To experience a sensation of dizziness or lightheadedness, often from looking down from a height or standing up suddenly.
I looked down from a high place and felt dizzy.
I felt dizzy when I stood up.
Please be careful, as standing up suddenly can cause dizziness.
2. to be dazzled; to be blinded; to lose one's judgment
To have one's vision or judgment impaired, either by bright light or figuratively by greed, desire, or temptation.
I was blinded by the sunlight.
Blinded by money, he turned to crime.
You must not be blinded by greed and lose sight of what's important.

(くら)む is almost always used in the pattern ()(くら)む, meaning to feel dizzy or to be dazzled/blinded.

Transitivity

ASPECT (ている):
()(くら)んでいる indicates an ongoing state of dizziness or being dazzled.

Common patterns

Usage by sense

Sense 1 (physical dizziness): triggered by heights, standing up suddenly, bright light.
Sense 2 (figurative): losing good judgment due to greed or temptation. Very common idiom.