Japanese

Verb

勇む ‎(intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana いさむ, romaji isamu)

1. to be in high spirits, enthusiastic; to be brave or courageous
2. (archaic) to whinny
   • This sense is usually expressed using the word 嘶く ‎(inanaku). However, the ending naku portion is homophonic with 泣く ‎(“to cry, to weep”), and as such this word was treated as somewhat taboo by soldiers, who thus used isamu instead.
3. (archaic) to blow a horn as a signal in a naval battle

勇む ‎(transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana いさむ, romaji isamu)

1. (archaic) to encourage, to cheer someone up

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (encourage): 勇 (いさ)める ‎(isameru)
• (whinny): 嘶 (いなな)く ‎(inanaku)