Refers to something overflowing, spilling over, or being in excess. Often used in compound nouns like あふれ出る (to overflow out) or あふれんばかり (to the point of overflowing).
Water overflowed from the bucket.
The venue was filled to overflowing with people.
overflow; pour out; spill out
overflow; spill out; well up
overflow check
overflow indication
Derived from the verb あふれる (to overflow). The noun form あふれ is used in compounds and as a nominalized stem.