埋うめる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

bury; fill in

Physically put something into a hole or trench and cover it with earth, sand, etc.

• 犬いぬが庭にわに骨ほねを埋うめた。

  The dog buried a bone in the garden.

• 工こう事じで道どう路ろの穴あなを埋うめる。

  They fill in the hole in the road during construction.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

fill up; pack

Make a space or container full of people or things; often used for audiences, venues, or schedules.

• 観かん客きゃくが会かい場じょうを埋うめた。

  The audience filled the venue.

• 空あき時じ間かんを読どく書しょで埋うめる。

  I fill my free time with reading.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

plug; fill a gap; fill out

Close a physical or abstract gap; also used for filling in blanks on a form or filling a vacant position.

• 壁かべの隙すき間まをパテで埋うめる。

  I fill the gap in the wall with putty.

• 申もうし込こみ書しょの空くう欄らんを埋うめてください。

  Please fill out the blanks on the application form.

• 退たい職しょく者しゃの穴あなを埋うめる人じん材ざいを探さがしている。

  We are looking for someone to fill the vacancy left by the retiree.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

make up for; compensate for

Compensate for a loss, shortage, or mistake; often used with 損失, 赤字, 不足.

• 副ふく業ぎょうで収しゅう入にゅうの不ふ足そくを埋うめる。

  I make up for the income shortfall with a side job.

• 彼かれは自じ分ぶんの失しっ敗ぱいを埋うめるために懸けん命めいに働はたらいた。

  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.

• 風ふ呂ろが熱あつすぎたので水みずを埋うめる。

  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.

• 地じ面めんを落おち葉ばが埋うめた。

  Fallen leaves covered the ground.