嵌まる (Hamaru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to fit, to get into, to go into, to be fitted with (e.g. door with a window)”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto fit; to get into; to go into; to be fitted with (e.g. door with a window)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to satisfy (conditions)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto fall into; to plunge into; to get stuck; to get caught
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be deceived; to be taken in; to fall into a trap
- godan verb, intransitive verbto get addicted to; to get deep into; to become crazy about; to become stuck on
Examples
彼女は編み物にはまっている。
She is absorbed in knitting.
彼女は今度は自分が罠にはまった。
She fell into a trap in her turn.
彼、インターネットにはまってるよね。
He is into the Internet.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).