Japanese
Etymology
Related to the adjective ひろい (hiroi, “wide, broad”), eventually from Proto-Japonic *pirə.
Ending む, may be related to the む seen in other verbalized adjectives, such as 悲しむ, 楽しむ, or 痛む, and also to the nominalizing suffix み.
Pronunciation
Verb
ひろむ • (hiromu) †nidan
- (Classical Japanese, archaic) to broaden; to widen
- (Classical Japanese, archaic) to spread; to disseminate
Conjugation
Classical conjugation of "ひろむ" (マ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms
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| Irrealis (未然形)
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ひろめ |
firome
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| Continuative (連用形)
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ひろめ |
firome
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| Terminal (終止形)
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ひろむ |
firomu
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| Attributive (連体形)
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ひろむる |
firomuru
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| Realis (已然形)
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ひろむれ |
firomure
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| Imperative (命令形)
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ひろめよ |
firomeyo
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| Key constructions
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| Negative
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ひろめず |
firomezu
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| Contrasting conjunction
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ひろむれど |
firomuredo
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| Causal conjunction
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ひろむれば |
firomureba
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| Conditional conjunction
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ひろめば |
firomeba
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| Past tense (firsthand knowledge)
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ひろめき |
firomeki
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| Past tense (secondhand knowledge)
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ひろめけり |
firomekeri
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| Perfect tense (conscious action)
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ひろめつ |
firometu
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| Perfect tense (natural event)
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ひろめぬ |
firomenu
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| Perfect-continuative tense
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ひろめたり |
firometari
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| Volitional
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ひろめむ |
firomemu
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Derived terms
- ひろめる (hiromeru, modern form)
Proper noun
| For pronunciation and definitions of ひろむ – see the following entries.
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(This term, ひろむ (hiromu), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as ひろむ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ひろむ.
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