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Meaning of 埋める(うめる) in Japanese

埋める
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
うめる
Romaji
umeru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Ichidan verb, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to bury (e.g. in the ground)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to fill (a seat, a vacant position)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to plug gaps; to stop a gap
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to make amends; to cover up for something
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to put cold water in a bath
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to cover; to scatter something over

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
埋める
Plain Polite
埋めます
Negative
埋めない
Negative Polite
埋めません

Past

Plain
埋めた
Plain Polite
埋めました
Negative
埋めなかった
Negative Polite
埋めませんでした

Te

Plain
埋めて
Plain Polite
埋めまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
埋められる
Plain Polite
埋められます
Negative
埋められない
Negative Polite
埋められません
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Kanji in this word

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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