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    3. 凹む

    凹む

    凹へこむ​

    to be dented

    N2KMT8CoreVerb, IntransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab8 strokes

    へこむ

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to be dented, to be indented, to yield, to give, to sink, to collapse, to cave in
    2.
    to be beaten, to be overwhelmed, to yield, to give in, to give up
    3.
    to be disheartened, to feel down, to feel depressed
    colloquial
    4.
    to suffer a loss, to lose

    Stroke 0 / 8

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    車くるまのドアが少すこし凹へこんでいる。

    The car door is slightly dented.

    KMT6Daily LifeTravel & Transportation
    試し験けんに落 ちて、かなり凹へこんだ。

    I failed the exam and felt quite disheartened.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyEducation
    友とも達だちの言こと葉ばに深ふかく凹へこんでしまった。

    I was deeply disheartened by my friend's words.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    プロジェクトが失しっ敗ぱいして、チーム全ぜん体たいが凹へこんでいる。

    The project failed, and the entire team is feeling down.

    KMT8Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    厳きびしい批ひ判はんを受うけても、彼かれは決けっして凹へこまなかった。

    Even after receiving harsh criticism, he never got disheartened.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyCore Concepts

    Characters that make up this word

    凹
    くぼ.む・へこ.む・ぼこ…(1)
    concave・hollow・sunken
    Kanji
    む
    mu
    Kana
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