Vocabulary
What does 睨む (にらむ, niramu) mean?
睨む (にらむ, niramu) means to glare at; to keep an eye on, to guess, to suspect.
| Reading | にらむ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | niramu |
| Part of speech | godan verb, transitive |
| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N2 |
睨むにらむ
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonniramu
to glare at; to keep an eye on, to guess, to suspect
- 1godan verb · transitive to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at
- 2godan verb · transitive to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
- 3godan verb · transitive to estimate; to guess; to suspect
- 4godan verb · transitive to keep an eye on someone (e.g. a suspicious or untrustworthy person); to watch
- 5godan verb · transitive to take account of; to take into consideration
Example sentences
彼は怒って私を睨みました。
He glared at me angrily.
犯人はあの男だと睨んでいます。
I suspect the culprit is that man over there.