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表層形
ガメる
ガメル
動詞

ガメる (ガメル)

Gameru · がめる — to swipe, to nick, to pilfer; to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong)

Other ways to say “to swipe” in Japanese →

ガメる in rōmaji: gameru.

動詞 一般 * *
📝 がめる 🔤 下一段-マ行 📐 終止形-一般
Updated: 2026年8月13日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
ガメる
見出し語 (Lemma)
がめる
読み (Reading)
ガメル
品詞 (POS)
動詞・一般・*・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
下一段-マ行
活用形 (Conj. Form)
終止形-一般
表記 (Orthography)
ガメる
読み・基本形
ガメル
表記・基本形
ガメる
見出し語の読み
ガメル
💡 English Meaning

ガメる means “to swipe, to nick, to pilfer; to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong)” — full definition & examples →

⭐ Dictionary Form

カメル (カメル) — main entry →

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ガメル
Lemma: がめる
動詞一般**
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⚡ 一段 (Ichidan/Ru-verb) Conjugations
ます形 (Polite)
がめます
て形 (Te-form)
がめて
過去形 (Past)
がめた
否定形 (Negative)
がめない
意向形 (Volitional)
がめましょう
可能形 (Potential)
がめられる
受身形 (Passive)
がめられる
使役形 (Causative)
がめさせる
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The surface form (ガメる) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (がめる) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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