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しぼむ: to wither, to shrivel — Japanese vocabulary

しぼむ means "to wither, to shrivel". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

しぼむ

Reading
しぼむ · shibomu
Translation
to wither, to shrivel
Level
JLPT N2

Example

花は切られるとすぐにしぼむ。

はなはきられるとすぐにしぼむ。

Flowers soon fade when they have been cut.

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