Kanji

埋

埋

bury, be filled up, embedded

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

土部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

マイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

うめる, うまる, うもれる, うずめる, うずまる, いける

Nanori (Name Reading)

うめ

Common Readings

マイ, う…まる, う…める, う…もれる

Example sentences

埋める うめる
庭にタイムカプセルを埋めた。

I buried a time capsule in the garden.

溝 みぞ
夫婦の間の溝を埋めるのは簡単ではない。

It is not easy to bridge the gap between husband and wife.

埋まる うまる
大雪のせいで、庭の池が雪で完全に埋まってしまった。

Because of the heavy snow, the garden pond was completely buried in snow.

枯れ葉 かれは
公園のベンチが枯れ葉で埋まっている。

The park bench is covered with withered leaves.

埋め尽くす うめつくす
広場は人々で埋め尽くされた

The square was filled with people.

落書き らくがき
公園の壁は、色鮮やかな落書きで埋め尽くされていた。

The park walls were completely covered with colourful graffiti.

埋もれる うもれる
小さな村は深い雪に埋もれていた。

The small village was buried in deep snow.

埋め込む うめこむ
壁にスピーカーを埋め込む。

Embed a speaker in the wall.

宝石 ほうせき
彼女のネックレスには高価な宝石が埋め込まれている。

Expensive gemstones are embedded in her necklace.

埋葬 まいそう
彼は故郷の墓地に埋葬された

He was buried in a cemetery in his hometown.

Example Vocabulary

埋める

うめる

to bury; to fill up; to supplement

埋まる

うまる

to be buried; to be filled up

埋め尽くす

うめつくす

to fill up; to crowd; to pack

埋もれる

うもれる

to be buried; to be hidden; to be forgotten

埋め込む

うめこむ

to embed; to insert; to bury

埋葬

まいそう

burial; interment

埋め合わせ

うめあわせ

埋没

まいぼつ

burial; being buried; obscurity

穴を埋める

あなをうめる

穴埋め

あなうめ

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