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埋

埋 — bury, be filled up, embedded

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マイ
Kun
うめる, うまる, うもれる, うずめる, うずまる, いける
Strokes
10
JLPT
N2
School grade
8

Common words with 埋

  • 埋めるうめるto bury (e.g. in the ground)Common

    犬はよく骨を地面に埋める。
    Dogs often bury bones.

  • 埋蔵まいぞうburying in the groundCommon

    彼らは埋蔵された宝物を求めて砂漠を探検した。
    They explored the desert in quest of buried treasure.

  • 埋葬まいそうburialCommon

    彼女は生まれ故郷に埋葬された。
    She was buried in her hometown.

  • 穴埋めあなうめfilling (up) a holeCommon
  • 埋め立て地うめたてちreclaimed landCommon
  • 埋め立てうめたてland reclamation; land fillCommon
  • 生き埋めいきうめburying aliveCommon
  • 埋めるうずめるto cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submergeCommon
  • 埋もれるうもれるto be buried; to be covered; to be hiddenCommon
  • 埋没まいぼつbeing buriedCommon
  • 埋まるうまるto be buried; to be covered; to be surroundedCommon
  • 埋設まいせつlaying underground (e.g. cables); burying (e.g. pipe)Occasional
  • 埋め立てるうめたてるto reclaim; to fill upOccasional
  • 埋め合わせるうめあわせるto make up for; to compensate for; to offsetOccasional
  • 埋め合わせうめあわせcompensation; amends; redeeming featureOccasional
  • 埋め込みうめこみembedding; implantationOccasional
  • 埋め木うめきwooden plugRare
  • 埋め草うめくさ(page) fillerRare
  • 埋め墓うめばかburial grave; grave for the body in a two-grave systemRare
  • 埋め戻しうめもどしback-filling; backfill; final backfill; reburial; refillingRare

With the N5–N2 kanji, you can read 49 words that use 埋.

  • 埋める うめる to bury (e.g. in the ground)
  • 埋蔵 まいぞう burying in the ground
  • 埋め立て うめたて land reclamation; land fill
  • 埋め立て地 うめたてち reclaimed land
  • 生き埋め いきうめ burying alive

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