睨む

にらむ

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at
2. to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
3. to estimate; to guess; to suspect; to judge
4. to keep an eye on someone (e.g. a suspicious or untrustworthy person); to watch (often as 睨まれる) See also: にらまれる.
5. to take account of; to take into consideration

Kanji

• 睨 glaring at; authority; power. Read as にらむ.

Example sentences

• ヘビは小動物や小鳥をにらんですくませるといわれている。
  Snakes are said to mesmerize small animals and birds.
• 騒いでいたのでバスの運転手はこちらを睨んだ。
  The bus driver glared at us for shouting.
• 彼はにくらしげに彼女をにらんだ。
  He stared at her with hatred.
• 彼は私をにらんだ。
  He stared at me.
• 審判の方をちらりと睨むが、審判は涼しい顔して鼻クソをほじっていやがった。「ちくしょう、八百長かよ・・・」
  I shot a look in the referee's direction, but he was putting on a calm face while picking his nose. "Dammit, the fight's a fixup!?"

Words containing 睨む

• 睨みつける (にらみつける) to glare at
• 睨み合う (にらみあう) to glare at each other
• 睨み返す (にらみかえす) to stare back (at)

And 4 more.

Word lists

• JLPT N2

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