かすむ

霞 む

Common word

  1. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, intransitive verb

    to become misty, to become hazy
    esp. 霞む
    word usually written using kana alone

    • 空はどんよりとした冬の陰にかすんでいる。
      The sky is a hazy shade of winter.

  2. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, intransitive verb

    to get blurry, to grow dim
    esp. 翳む
    word usually written using kana alone

    • 彼の目は年のせいでかすんでいる。
      His eyes are dim with age.

  3. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, intransitive verb

    to be overshadowed, to be upstaged, to be outshone
    esp. 霞む
    word usually written using kana alone