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空きを埋める (あきをうめる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, ichidan verb
fill a gap ; fill a vacancy ; fill in a blank
Used for filling a physical or metaphorical gap, such as a vacant seat, a missing piece of information, or a schedule opening. The verb 埋める (うめる) here means 'to fill' or 'to plug'.
See also: 埋める (うめる)
この 文ぶん 章しょう の 空あ き を 埋う める 適てき 切せつ な 言こと 葉ば を 考かんが え て ください 。
Please think of an appropriate word to fill in the blank in this sentence.
Kanji 埋 bury, be filled up, embedded Similar words 埋う める 埋める is the base verb meaning 'to fill' or 'to bury'. 空きを埋める is a specific expression using 空き (gap/vacancy) as the object.
穴あな を 埋う める 穴を埋める means 'to fill a hole' (literal or figurative). 空きを埋める focuses on a vacancy or gap rather than a hole.
Etymology Compound of 空き (あき, 'emptiness, vacancy') + を (object marker) + 埋める (うめる, 'to fill'). The expression is transparent and follows standard Japanese syntax.
