呻く

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
うめ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of (u, onomatopoeia) +‎ めく (meku, to show signs of, to have the appearance of).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

(うめ) (umekuintransitive godan (stem (うめ) (umeki), past (うめ)いた (umeita))

  1. groan, moan

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in hiragana.

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN