Word · 単語
埋める
Reading うずめる
to cover
- 1 to cover, to bury (e.g. one's face in hands), to submerge
- 2 to fill (completely), to stuff, to pack, to cram, to fill up
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例文 · examples
空所を埋めろ。
Fill in the blanks.
彼を墓に埋めた。
They buried him in his grave.
sense 1 · to cover
群衆がホールをうめつくした。
The crowd filled the hall.
sense 2 · to fill (completely)
あいつの損を埋めてやらなくちゃならないんだ。
I have to cover his loss.
風呂が熱すぎるので水を埋めてぬるくする。
As the bath is too hot, I will run some cold water into it.