埋
bury, be filled up, embedded
Readings
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
Meaning
埋 centers on putting something into the ground or into a surrounding mass so that it is covered or hidden: burying, filling up a hole, or embedding an object in a surface.
Most common words using 埋
20 of 70- 埋めるうめるN3
to bury (e.g. in the ground)
- 埋めるうずめるN1
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge
- 埋まるうまるN1
to be buried; to be covered; to be surrounded
- 埋葬まいそう
burial
- 埋もれるうもれる
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
- 埋め立てうめたてN1
land reclamation; land fill
- 埋蔵まいぞうN1
burying in the ground
- 穴埋めあなうめ
filling (up) a hole
- 埋め込みうめこみ
embedding; implantation
- 埋没まいぼつ
being buried
- 埋め込むうめこむN1
to bury; to embed; to implant
- 生き埋めいきうめ
burying alive
- 埋設まいせつ
laying underground (e.g. cables); burying (e.g. pipe)
- 埋め合わせうめあわせ
compensation
- 埋め合わせるうめあわせる
to make up for; to compensate for; to offset
- 埋め立てるうめたてるN1
to reclaim; to fill up
- 埋伏まいふく
impaction
- 埋め立て地うめたてち
reclaimed land
- オブジェクトのリンクと埋め込みオブジェクトのリンクとうめこみ
Object Linking and Embedding; OLE
- 世に埋もれるよにうずもれる
to live in obscurity
Study
Etymology
埋 combines 土 (earth, soil) with 里, which likely contributes the sound. The idea of earth covering something gives the burying meaning.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side is earth 土, and the right side 里 looks like a field divided into plots. Picture digging into the earth of a field to bury something or to fill a hole.
Reading mnemonic
For マイ, imagine burying a microphone (マイク) in the earth: the first part of マイク cues マイ, and the earth covers it completely.