Nozomu

JLPT N1

臨む (Nozomu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to look out on, to overlook, to front onto, to face (a situation, crisis, etc.)”.

Meanings

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

Examples

  • He psyched himself up for the race.

  • With both mind and body in their best condition, let's look forward to the newcomers' training camp.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 臨む

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