霞む
かすむ
to grow hazy, to be overshadowed
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Examples
遠くの山が霞んでいる。
とおくのやまがかすんでいる。
The distant mountains are hazy.
涙で視界が霞んだ。
なみだでしかいがかすんだ。
Tears blurred my vision.
彼の活躍で他の選手が霞んでしまった。
かれのかつやくでほかのせんしゅがかすんでしまった。
His performance overshadowed the other players.
Common patterns
- 山が霞む
- for mountains to be veiled in haze
- 目が霞む
- for one's eyes to blur
- 存在が霞む
- for one's presence to be overshadowed
Memory tip
Literally to be veiled in mist, as in 春霞, the spring haze. Figuratively a standout performer makes everyone else 霞む, fade into the background. 目が霞む is blurred vision.
Kanji in this word
- 霞Not in the N5–N1 kanji lists
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