埋める · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 埋める | 埋めない |
| Polite | 埋めます | 埋めません |
| Past polite | 埋めました | 埋めませんでした |
| Past | 埋めた | 埋めなかった |
| Te-form | 埋めて | 埋めないで |
| Desire | 埋めたい | 埋めたくない |
| Potential | 埋められるalso 埋めれる | 埋められないalso 埋めれない |
| Passive | 埋められる | 埋められない |
| Causative | 埋めさせる | 埋めさせない |
| Causative passive | 埋めさせられる | 埋めさせられない |
| Volitional | 埋めよう | |
| Polite volitional | 埋めましょう | |
| Imperative | 埋めろ | 埋めるな |
| Conditional | 埋めれば | 埋めなければ |
| Tara conditional | 埋めたら | 埋めなかったら |
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Physically put something into a hole or trench and cover it with earth, sand, etc.
The dog buried a bone in the garden.
They fill in the hole in the road during construction.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Make a space or container full of people or things; often used for audiences, venues, or schedules.
The audience filled the venue.
I fill my free time with reading.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Close a physical or abstract gap; also used for filling in blanks on a form or filling a vacant position.
I fill the gap in the wall with putty.
Please fill out the blanks on the application form.
We are looking for someone to fill the vacancy left by the retiree.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Compensate for a loss, shortage, or mistake; often used with 損失, 赤字, 不足.
I make up for the income shortfall with a side job.
He worked hard to compensate for his mistake.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
add cold water to a bath
Specific use: pour cold water into a hot bath to adjust the temperature.
The bath was too hot, so I add cold water.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
cover; scatter over
Cover a surface by spreading something over it; somewhat literary or old-fashioned. Modern Japanese often uses 覆う or まく.
Fallen leaves covered the ground.
The thief buried the stolen money in the mountains to hide it.
The organizers filled the venue with an audience.
I filled in every blank on the résumé.
I make up for the shortfall in income with a side job.
The bath was too hot, so I added some cold water.
He fills his schedule up with work.
覆う is the common modern verb for covering a surface, while 埋める in this sense is a more literary or old-fashioned way to say the same thing.
埋める is the general verb for burying or filling something (a hole, a gap), while 埋め込む specifically stresses fitting an object snugly into a surrounding surface or material.
埋める is the general verb for burying or filling something in, while 埋蔵 is a more formal noun/verb describing burial for storage or concealment, or the existence of underground deposits.
埋める is the general verb for filling or burying something, while 埋め立てる specifically means filling in water or low ground on a large scale to create usable land.
埋める is the general verb for burying or filling anything (a hole, an object), whereas 葬る is reserved for burying a corpse or figuratively suppressing a matter.
bury; embed; implant
burying alive; live burial
compensation; making up for
make up for; compensate for; offset
reclaim land; fill up
temporary burial
burial grave; grave for the body
fill character
wooden plug; wood filler piece
filler; page filler
backfilling; refilling
refill; backfill; rebury
make up for; compensate for; offset
fill completely; cover entirely; pack full · tessellate
low-class prostitute in Yoshiwara (Edo period)