Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 穴埋め(あなうめ) in Japanese

穴埋め, 穴うめ
Kana Reading
あなうめ
Romaji
anaume
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    filling in gaps; filling in blanks (in a form, etc.)
    Example sentence
    その国は貿易上の赤字の穴埋めに懸命である。 The country is trying hard to make up for her trade deficit.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    covering up a deficit; making up for something (e.g. one's mistake)

Examples of 穴埋め, 穴うめ, あなうめ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

穴 JLPT 1

5 strokes

hole, aperture, slit, cave, den

On'Yomi: ケツ

Kun'Yomi: あな

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埋 JLPT 2

10 strokes

bury, be filled up, embedded

On'Yomi: マイ

Kun'Yomi: う.める, う.まる, う.もれる, うず.める, うず.まる, い.ける

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