埋
Words/compounds
うめる
to bury (e.g. in the ground), to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall), to fill (a seat, a vacant position), to plug gaps, to stop a gap, to make amends, to cover up for something, to put cold water in a bath, to cover, to scatter something over
Example sentences
埋葬
彼らは彼を教会の近くの墓地に埋葬した。
They buried him in the graveyard by the church.
They buried him in the graveyard by the church.
彼女は生まれ故郷に埋葬された。
She was buried in her hometown.
She was buried in her hometown.
埋める
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.
The country is trying hard to make up for her trade deficit.
誰がここに金塊を埋めたのだろう。
Who buried the gold bars here?
Who buried the gold bars here?
埋没
彼はすっかり家庭生活に埋没していて働く気がない。
He is totally immersed in family life and has no wish to work.
He is totally immersed in family life and has no wish to work.
埋め合わす
列車の代わりに飛行機に乗ることによって失った時間を埋め合わすことができる。
You can make up for lost time by taking an airplane instead of a train.
You can make up for lost time by taking an airplane instead of a train.
埋もれ木
彼は埋もれ木の生活を送った。
He lived in obscurity.
He lived in obscurity.
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