しぼむ

shibomu

to wither
to fade (away)
to shrivel
to wilt

godan verbintransitive

Also written 萎む

Chinese meanings

萎缩；凋谢；瘪下去

Examples

Furigana

花はなは切きられるとすぐにしぼむ。
Flowers soon fade when they have been cut.
花剪下来后很快就会枯萎。
Tatoeba #186610
暑あつさ続つづきでその植しょく物ぶつはしぼんでしまった。
The long spell of hot weather withered up the plants.
连续的炎热使那株植物枯萎了。
Tatoeba #147440

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('ff3e20c269'); // しぼむ

{
  "id": "ff3e20c269",
  "word": "しぼむ",
  "reading": "しぼむ",
  "romaji": "shibomu",
  "meanings": [
    "to wither",
    "to fade (away)",
    "to shrivel",
    "to wilt"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "v5m",
    "vi"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1427460,
  "other_forms": [
    "萎む"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "花は切られるとすぐにしぼむ。",
      "furigana": "{花|はな}は{切|き}られるとすぐにしぼむ。",
      "en": "Flowers soon fade when they have been cut.",
      "tatoeba_id": 186610
    },
    {
      "ja": "暑さ続きでその植物はしぼんでしまった。",
      "furigana": "{暑|あつ}さ{続|つづ}きでその{植物|しょくぶつ}はしぼんでしまった。",
      "en": "The long spell of hot weather withered up the plants.",
      "tatoeba_id": 147440
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "d610a2a7122ebb87f9837facd54ddd8adde8a7a60352abdd19f053bf1701e793",
    "meanings": [
      "萎缩",
      "凋谢",
      "瘪下去"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "花は切られるとすぐにしぼむ。",
        "zh": "花剪下来后很快就会枯萎。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "暑さ続きでその植物はしぼんでしまった。",
        "zh": "连续的炎热使那株植物枯萎了。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/ff3e20c269",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1427460; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "e8e9bbb8b9cb4d92e1b45fcf08a93cc159043322b1fb15c9bc7de27beb3fb5a0"
  }
}