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Kotomora

埋

bury, be filled up, embedded

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes10

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.

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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.