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へこむ・ヘコむ【凹む】

hekomu

Definition

Verb

  1. To be concave; to be dented; to be indented
    1. くるまのバンパーがへこみました【車のバンパーが凹みました
      kuruma no banpaa ga hekomimashita
      "The car's bumper is dented"
  2. To collapse (inwards); to cave in
    1. ゆきでやねがへこんだ【雪で屋根が凹んだ
      yuki de yane ga hekonda
      "The roof caved in due to the snow", "The roof collapsed under the weight of the snow"
  3. To feel down; to be dispirited; to be depressed; to feel glum
    1. きもちがへこんでしまった【気持ちが凹んでしまった】
      kimochi ga hekonde shimatta
      "(He) was feeling completely down"

Notes

The mixed kana spelling ヘコむ or ヘコム is typically only used in reference to feeling down or depressed.

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji凹む
Kanaへこむ
ヘコむ
Romanizationhekomu

意味:へこむ【凹む】、くぼむ【窪む・凹む】、おちこむ【落ち込む】、きがめいる【気が滅入る】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2014, August 18). へこむ・ヘコむ【凹む】 : hekomu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 20, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1363/hekomu/.