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あび
アビ
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あび (アビ)

Abi · あび — to dash over oneself (e.g. water), to take (e.g. shower), to bask in (e.g. the sun), to bathe in, to be flooded with (e.g. light), to be covered in; to suffer (e.g. an attack), to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise), to have heaped upon, to be s

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あび in rōmaji: abi.

動詞 一般 * *
📝 浴びる 🔤 上一段-バ行 📐 連用形-一般
Updated: 2026年9月26日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
あび
見出し語 (Lemma)
浴びる
読み (Reading)
アビ
品詞 (POS)
動詞・一般・*・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
上一段-バ行
活用形 (Conj. Form)
連用形-一般
表記 (Orthography)
あび
読み・基本形
アビル
表記・基本形
あびる
見出し語の読み
アビル
How it's used

Used in formal or written Japanese to describe receiving an action or condition, often in news or literary contexts. Not common in casual conversation.

⚖️ Commonly confused with 'abiru' (to bathe), but 'abiru' is the dictionary form and 'abi' is its continuative form.

💡 English Meaning

あび means “to dash over oneself (e.g. water), to take (e.g. shower), to bask in (e.g. the sun), to bathe in, to be flooded with (e.g. light), to be covered in; to suffer (e.g. an attack), to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise), to have heaped upon, to be s” — full definition & examples →

⭐ Dictionary Form

あびる (アビル) — main entry →

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アビ
Lemma: 浴びる
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⚡ 一段 (Ichidan/Ru-verb) Conjugations
ます形 (Polite)
浴びます
て形 (Te-form)
浴びて
過去形 (Past)
浴びた
否定形 (Negative)
浴びない
意向形 (Volitional)
浴びましょう
可能形 (Potential)
浴びられる
受身形 (Passive)
浴びられる
使役形 (Causative)
浴びさせる
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The surface form (あび) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (浴びる) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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