Vocabulary

What does 臨む (のぞむ, nozomu) mean?

臨む (のぞむ, nozomu) means to face, to attend; to look out onto.

Quick facts
Readingのぞむ
Romajinozomu
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
のぞむ
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonnozomu

to face, to attend; to look out onto

  1. 1godan verb · intransitive to look out on; to overlook; to front onto
  2. 2godan verb · intransitive to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to be confronted by
  3. 3godan verb · intransitive to deal with (an issue)
  4. 4godan verb · intransitive to attend (e.g. a function); to appear (e.g. in court); to be present at

Example sentences

  • Tomorrow I'll face an important match.

  • This hotel faces the sea.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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