嵌り (ハマリ)
Hamari · はまり — to fit, to get into, to go into, to be fitted with (e.g. door with a window); to be fit for (a job, etc.), to be suited for, to satisfy (conditions); to fall into, to plunge into, to get stuck, to get caught
Other ways to say “to fit” in Japanese →
嵌り in rōmaji: hamari.
| 表層形 (Surface) |
嵌り
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
嵌まる
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| 読み (Reading) |
ハマリ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
五段-ラ行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
連用形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
嵌り
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| 読み・基本形 |
ハマル
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| 表記・基本形 |
嵌る
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| 見出し語の読み |
ハマル
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Used in casual speech or writing to describe someone getting deeply involved or stuck in something, often with negative nuance.
彼はギャンブルの嵌りから抜け出せない。
Kare wa gyanburu no hamari kara nukedasenai.
He can't escape from his gambling addiction.
そのゲームの嵌りが怖くてやらない。
Sono geemu no hamari ga kowakute yaranai.
I don't play that game because I'm afraid of getting hooked.
⚖️ Commonly confused with はまる (hamaru), the verb form; 嵌り is the noun form meaning 'addiction' or 'trap'.
嵌り means “to fit, to get into, to go into, to be fitted with (e.g. door with a window); to be fit for (a job, etc.), to be suited for, to satisfy (conditions); to fall into, to plunge into, to get stuck, to get caught” — full definition & examples →
| ます形 (Polite) |
嵌まります
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| て形 (Te-form) |
嵌まって
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| 過去形 (Past) |
嵌まった
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
嵌まらない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
嵌まりましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
嵌まれる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
嵌まられる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
嵌まらせる
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