Vocabulary
What does 霞む (かすむ, kasumu) mean?
霞む (かすむ, kasumu) means to be hazy, to blur; to be overshadowed.
Quick facts| Reading | かすむ |
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| Romaji | kasumu |
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| Part of speech | godan verb, intransitive |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N1 |
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N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkasumu
to be hazy, to blur; to be overshadowed
- 1godan verb · intransitive to become misty; to become hazy
- 2godan verb · intransitive to get blurry; to grow dim
- 3godan verb · intransitive to be overshadowed; to be upstaged; to be outshone
Example sentences
遠くの山が霞んで見える。
The distant mountains look hazy.
涙で目が霞んで字が読めない。
My eyes are blurred with tears so I can't read the letters.
