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表層形
鄙び
ヒナビ
動詞

鄙び (ヒナビ)

Hinabi · ひなび — to be rustic, to be countrified, to have a rural feel

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鄙び in rōmaji: hinabi.

動詞 一般 * *
📝 鄙びる 🔤 上一段-バ行 📐 未然形-一般
Updated: 2026年9月5日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
鄙び
見出し語 (Lemma)
鄙びる
読み (Reading)
ヒナビ
品詞 (POS)
動詞・一般・*・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
上一段-バ行
活用形 (Conj. Form)
未然形-一般
表記 (Orthography)
鄙び
読み・基本形
ヒナビル
表記・基本形
鄙びる
見出し語の読み
ヒナビル
How it's used

Used in writing or refined speech to describe a place, atmosphere, or art that has an old-fashioned, rural charm.

鄙びた温泉街を歩くのが好きだ。
Hinabita onsen-gai o aruku no ga suki da.
I like walking through rustic hot spring towns.

この鄙びた風景に心が安らぐ。
Kono hinabita fuukei ni kokoro ga yasuragu.
This countrified scenery puts my mind at ease.

⚖️ Often confused with 'inaka' (田舎), which refers to the countryside as a place, while 'hinabi' focuses on the quality of being rustic.

💡 English Meaning

鄙び means “to be rustic, to be countrified, to have a rural feel” — full definition & examples →

⭐ Dictionary Form

鄙びる (ヒナビル) — main entry →

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Reading & Info
ヒナビ
Lemma: 鄙びる
動詞一般**
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⚡ 一段 (Ichidan/Ru-verb) Conjugations
ます形 (Polite)
鄙びます
て形 (Te-form)
鄙びて
過去形 (Past)
鄙びた
否定形 (Negative)
鄙びない
意向形 (Volitional)
鄙びましょう
可能形 (Potential)
鄙びられる
受身形 (Passive)
鄙びられる
使役形 (Causative)
鄙びさせる
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