眩む
くらむ
verb (godan, intransitive)
to feel dizzy; to be dazzled; to be blinded
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 眩む | 眩まない |
| Present polite | 眩みます | 眩みません |
| Past | 眩んだ | 眩まなかった |
| Past polite | 眩みました | 眩みませんでした |
| て form | 眩んで | 眩まなくて |
| ている present | 眩んでいる | 眩んでいない |
| ている polite | 眩んでいます | 眩んでいません |
| ている past | 眩んでいた | 眩んでいなかった |
| ている past polite | 眩んでいました | 眩んでいませんでした |
| Conditional ば | 眩めば | 眩まなければ |
| Conditional たら | 眩んだら | 眩まなかったら |
| Volitional | 眩もう | — |
| Volitional polite | 眩みましょう | — |
| Potential | 眩める | 眩めない |
| Passive | 眩まれる | 眩まれない |
| Causative | 眩ませる | 眩ませない |
| Imperative | 眩め | 眩むな |
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.
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.
眩む is almost always used in the pattern 目が眩む, meaning to feel dizzy or to be dazzled/blinded.
Transitivity
ASPECT (ている):
目が眩んでいる indicates an ongoing state of dizziness or being dazzled.
Common patterns
- 目が眩む: to feel dizzy; to be dazzled
- 金に目が眩む: to be blinded by money
- 欲に目が眩む: to be blinded by greed
- 高い所で目が眩む: to feel dizzy at a high place
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.
Related Words
Related:
まぶしい (dazzling, blinding)