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表層形
口ずさめる
クチズサメル
動詞

口ずさめる (クチズサメル)

Kuchizusameru · くちずさめる — to hum (a tune), to sing to oneself, to croon

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口ずさめる in rōmaji: kuchizusameru.

動詞 一般 * *
📝 口ずさむ 🔤 下一段-マ行 📐 終止形-一般
Updated: 2026年9月30日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
口ずさめる
見出し語 (Lemma)
口ずさむ
読み (Reading)
クチズサメル
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)
口ずさめる
読み・基本形
クチズサメル
表記・基本形
口ずさめる
見出し語の読み
クチズサム
How it's used

Used in casual or literary contexts when someone hums or sings softly to themselves, often unconsciously.

彼は鼻歌を口ずさめる。
Kare wa hanauta o kuchizusameru.
He can hum a tune.

散歩しながら歌を口ずさめる。
Sanpo shinagara uta o kuchizusameru.
I hum a song while taking a walk.

⚖️ Often confused with 歌う (utau, to sing), but 口ずさめる implies humming or singing softly to oneself, not performing.

💡 English Meaning

口ずさめる means “to hum (a tune), to sing to oneself, to croon” — full definition & examples →

⭐ Dictionary Form

口ずさむ (クチズサム) — main entry →

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クチズサメル
Lemma: 口ずさむ
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⚡ 一段 (Ichidan/Ru-verb) Conjugations
ます形 (Polite)
口ずさます
て形 (Te-form)
口ずさて
過去形 (Past)
口ずさた
否定形 (Negative)
口ずさない
意向形 (Volitional)
口ずさましょう
可能形 (Potential)
口ずさられる
受身形 (Passive)
口ずさられる
使役形 (Causative)
口ずささせる
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The surface form (口ずさめる) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (口ずさむ) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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