How to say 'Fit' or 'Get addicted' in Japanese | はまる

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The Japanese word for Fit or Get addicted is 'Hamaru', written as はまる in Japanese.

word

はまる

Meaning

Fit, Get addicted

Reading

Hamaru

Explanation

TheJapaneseverb'はまる(はまる)'hastwoprimarymeanings.Thefirstis'fit',usedwhensomethingphysicallyfitsorinsertsintosomethingelse,likeapieceinapuzzleorakeyinahole.Forexample:thekeyfitsintothelock「鍵が鍵穴にはまる」(かぎがかぎあなにはまる).Thesecondmeaningis'getaddicted',usedtodescribebecomingdeeplyinterestedorabsorbedinsomething,likeagameorhobby.Forexample:Igotaddictedtothisnewgame「この新しいゲームにはまった」(このあたらしいゲームにはまった).Notethat'はまる'isoftenusedcolloquiallytodescribebeingcaptivatedbyanactivityorideainanintenseway.

Part Of Speech

verb

Frequency

5742

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Hiragana in the Word はまる

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

は

Reading

hiragana

ま

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hiragana

る

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'Hamaru' means 'Fit' or 'Get addicted' .

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