眩(くら)む

くらむ
verb (godan, intransitive)
to feel dizzy; to be dazzled; to be blinded
自動詞 intransitivehealthcognition
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present眩(くら)む眩(くら)まない
Present polite眩(くら)みます眩(くら)みません
Past眩(くら)んだ眩(くら)まなかった
Past polite眩(くら)みました眩(くら)みませんでした
て form眩(くら)んで眩(くら)まなくて
ている present眩(くら)んでいる眩(くら)んでいない
ている polite眩(くら)んでいます眩(くら)んでいません
ている past眩(くら)んでいた眩(くら)んでいなかった
ている past polite眩(くら)んでいました眩(くら)んでいませんでした
Conditional ば眩(くら)めば眩(くら)まなければ
Conditional たら眩(くら)んだら眩(くら)まなかったら
Volitional眩(くら)もう—
Volitional polite眩(くら)みましょう—
Potential眩(くら)める眩(くら)めない
Passive眩(くら)まれる眩(くら)まれない
Causative眩(くら)ませる眩(くら)ませない
Imperative眩(くら)め眩(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.

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

Transitivity

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

Common patterns

Usage

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.