埋うずめる

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

Used when something is covered over or hidden by being surrounded, buried, or sunk into something else. Common collocations include 顔を両手にうずめる and 雪にうずめる.

彼かの女じょは顔かおを両りょう手てにうずめた。
She buried her face in her hands.
大おお雪ゆきが小ちいさな村むらをうずめた。
The heavy snow buried the small village.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

fill completely; pack; cram

Used for a space being so fully occupied that it is covered or packed with people or things. Compared with 詰める, it emphasizes the resulting full, covered state rather than the act of packing efficiently.

観かん客きゃくが客きゃく席せきをぎっしりうずめた。
The spectators packed the seats completely.
抗こう議ぎする人ひと々びとが広ひろ場ばをうずめた。
Protesters filled the square.

Written forms

埋うずめるUsage1%
Standard kanji spelling for うずめる, meaning to cover, bury in, or fill completely. The same spelling is also commonly read うめる in a related but broader verb, so kana may be used when the reading needs to be clear.
うずめるUsage99%
Hiragana spelling is practical when avoiding confusion with 埋める read うめる.
填うずめる
Attested kanji variant using 填, a character associated with filling; uncommon in ordinary modern writing for this verb.

Kanji

埋bury, be filled up, embedded
填fill in

Similar words

埋うめる
Same kanji but a different common reading; うめる is broader and includes burying something, filling a hole, or making up for a shortage or loss.
埋うまる
Intransitive counterpart for becoming buried or filled; 埋める・うずめる is transitive and takes the thing or space being covered or filled as its object.
詰つめる
Means to pack, stuff, or close up tightly; it focuses more on pressing things into a container or narrowing a gap, while うずめる focuses on covering or filling a space completely.

Etymology

A native Japanese verb written conventionally with 埋, a kanji associated with burying or filling. The variant 填める uses 填, also associated with filling, but is rare for this reading. The precise historical derivation is not specified.

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

cover; bury in; submerge

Used when something is covered over or hidden by being surrounded, buried, or sunk into something else. Common collocations include 顔を両手にうずめる and 雪にうずめる.

彼かの女じょは顔かおを両りょう手てにうずめた。
She buried her face in her hands.
大おお雪ゆきが小ちいさな村むらをうずめた。
The heavy snow buried the small village.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

fill completely; pack; cram

観かん客きゃくが客きゃく席せきをぎっしりうずめた。
The spectators packed the seats completely.
抗こう議ぎする人ひと々びとが広ひろ場ばをうずめた。
Protesters filled the square.

Written forms

埋うずめるUsage1%

Standard kanji spelling for うずめる, meaning to cover, bury in, or fill completely. The same spelling is also commonly read うめる in a related but broader verb, so kana may be used when the reading needs to be clear.

うずめるUsage99%

Hiragana spelling is practical when avoiding confusion with 埋める read うめる.

填うずめる

Attested kanji variant using 填, a character associated with filling; uncommon in ordinary modern writing for this verb.

Similar words

埋うめる

Same kanji but a different common reading; うめる is broader and includes burying something, filling a hole, or making up for a shortage or loss.

埋うまる

Intransitive counterpart for becoming buried or filled; 埋める・うずめる is transitive and takes the thing or space being covered or filled as its object.

詰つめる

Means to pack, stuff, or close up tightly; it focuses more on pressing things into a container or narrowing a gap, while うずめる focuses on covering or filling a space completely.