Niramu

JLPT N2

Usually written in kana.

睨む (Niramu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to glare at, to scowl at, to glower at, to stare intensely at”.

Meanings

  1. godan verb, transitive verbto glare at; to scowl at; to glower at
  2. godan verb, transitive verbto stare intensely at; to examine carefully
  3. godan verb, transitive verbto estimate; to guess; to suspect; to judge
  4. godan verb, transitive verbto keep an eye on someone (e.g. a suspicious or untrustworthy person); to watchoften as 睨まれる
  5. godan verb, transitive verbto take account of; to take into consideration

Examples

  • He stared at me.

  • She stared me down with anger.

  • He stared at her with hatred.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 睨む