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表層形
負け目
ヒケメ
名詞

負け目 (ヒケメ)

Hikeme · ひけめ — sense of inferiority, one's weak point

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負け目 in rōmaji: hikeme.

名詞 普通名詞 一般 *
📝 引け目 🔤 * 📐 *
Updated: 2026年8月3日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
負け目
見出し語 (Lemma)
引け目
読み (Reading)
ヒケメ
品詞 (POS)
名詞・普通名詞・一般・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
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活用形 (Conj. Form)
*
表記 (Orthography)
負け目
読み・基本形
ヒケメ
表記・基本形
負け目
見出し語の読み
ヒケメ
💡 English Meaning

負け目 means “sense of inferiority, one's weak point” — full definition & examples →

⭐ Dictionary Form

引け目 (ヒケメ) — main entry →

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名詞普通名詞一般*
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The surface form (負け目) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (引け目) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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