01
埋める
うめる
to bury, to fill up
Meanings
- bury
- be filled up
- embedded
Readings
Onyomi
- マイ
Kunyomi
- 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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Useful words
02
埋まる
うまる
to be buried, to be filled
03
埋め立てる
うめたてる
to reclaim land, to fill in
04
穴埋め
あなうめ
filling a gap, fill-in-the-blanks
05
埋蔵
まいぞう
buried deposit, burial
06
埋め合わせる
うめあわせる
to make up for, to compensate
Compare Kanji
01土Component86%soil, earthThe earth side makes 埋 feel physical; 土 is the ground that covers things.02里Component78%ri, village里 fills 埋's non-earth half, giving a clear block to spot inside the kanji.03墓Meaning82%grave, tombBurial naturally points to 墓, where the buried place becomes a grave.04掘Pair74%dig, delveDigging in 掘 is the action that often comes before or against 埋.05穴Meaning67%hole, apertureA hole gives the place for burying, so 穴 supplies the space beneath 埋.06地Meaning62%ground, earthGround and place in 地 broaden the earth setting around 埋.