表層形
いむ
イム
動詞
いむ (イム)
Imu · いむ — to avoid, to refrain from, to shun; to detest
Other ways to say “to avoid” in Japanese →
いむ in rōmaji: imu.
動詞
一般
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📝 忌む 🔤 五段-マ行 📐 終止形-一般
Updated: 2026年9月10日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
いむ
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
忌む
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| 読み (Reading) |
イム
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
五段-マ行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
終止形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
いむ
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| 読み・基本形 |
イム
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| 表記・基本形 |
いむ
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| 見出し語の読み |
イム
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How it's used
Used in formal or written Japanese to express avoidance or aversion, often in set phrases like '人目をいむ' (to shun the public eye).
彼は人目をいむように暮らしている。
Kare wa hitome o imu you ni kurashite iru.
He lives as if shunning the public eye.
⚖️ Commonly confused with '避ける (sakeru)', which is more general and everyday, while 'いむ' is more literary.
💡 English Meaning
いむ means “to avoid, to refrain from, to shun; to detest” — full definition & examples →
⭐ Dictionary Form
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Reading & Info
イム
Lemma: 忌む
動詞一般**
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⚡ 五段 (Godan/U-verb) Conjugations
| ます形 (Polite) |
忌みます
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| て形 (Te-form) |
忌んで
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| 過去形 (Past) |
忌んだ
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
忌まない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
忌みましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
忌める
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
忌まれる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
忌ませる
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Did you know · 動詞
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What is the difference between surface form and lemma? ▼
The surface form (いむ) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (忌む) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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