表層形
約め
ツズメ
動詞
約め (ツズメ)
Tsuzume · つずめ — to abridge, to shorten, to economize
Other ways to say “to abridge” in Japanese →
約め in rōmaji: tsuzume.
動詞
一般
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📝 約める 🔤 下一段-マ行 📐 未然形-一般
Updated: 2026年8月15日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
約め
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
約める
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| 読み (Reading) |
ツズメ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
下一段-マ行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
未然形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
約め
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| 読み・基本形 |
ツズメル
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| 表記・基本形 |
約める
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| 見出し語の読み |
ツヅメル
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💡 English Meaning
約め means “to abridge, to shorten, to economize” — full definition & examples →
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Reading & Info
ツズメ
Lemma: 約める
動詞一般**
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⚡ 一段 (Ichidan/Ru-verb) Conjugations
| ます形 (Polite) |
約めます
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| て形 (Te-form) |
約めて
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| 過去形 (Past) |
約めた
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
約めない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
約めましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
約められる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
約められる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
約めさせる
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What is the difference between surface form and lemma? ▼
The surface form (約め) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (約める) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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