据わる

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

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Verb

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()わる (suwaruintransitive godan (stem ()わり (suwari), past ()わった (suwatta))

Japanese verb pair
active 据える
mediopassive 据わる
  1. to stop moving or dangling and become stable or fixed in a place
    (あか)(ぼう)(くび)()わる
    akanbō no kubi ga suwaru
    The baby can hold his neck up.
    (かお)のまんなかにどっかりと()わっている(はな)
    kao no mannaka ni dokkari to suwatte iru hana
    The nose is firmly fixed in the middle of the face.
    ()()わる
    me ga suwaru
    to stare
  2. (of person) to be calm and not easily affected by others
    (しょう)()()わる
    shōne ga suwaru
    to be firm; to be determined
    (はら)()わった(おとこ)
    hara no suwatta otoko
    a calm man
  3. (of seal or imprint) to be stamped
    (いん)()わった(しょう)(しょ)
    in no suwatta shōsho
    a stamped certificate
  4. (archaic, of script) to be written or printed
  5. (archaic, of ship) to hit a rock
  6. (archaic, of food) to be prepared

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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