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埋もれる (うもれる, umoreru) Japanese meaning: be buried | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 埋もれる · ichidan verb
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 埋う もれる 埋う もれない Polite 埋う もれます 埋う もれません Past polite 埋う もれました 埋う もれませんでした Past 埋う もれた 埋う もれなかった Te-form 埋う もれて 埋う もれないで Desire 埋う もれたい 埋う もれたくない Potential 埋う もれられる also 埋う もれれる 埋う もれられない also 埋う もれれない Passive 埋う もれられる 埋う もれられない Causative 埋う もれさせる 埋う もれさせない Causative passive 埋う もれさせられる 埋う もれさせられない Volitional 埋う もれよう Polite volitional 埋う もれましょう Imperative 埋う もれろ 埋う もれるな Conditional 埋う もれれば 埋う もれなければ Tara conditional 埋う もれたら 埋う もれなかったら
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We dug out the car that was buried in snow.
His talent remained hidden (unrecognized).
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 に 埋う もれる to be buried in/under something
The car ended up buried in snow.
才さい 能のう が 埋う もれる for someone's talent to go unrecognized
His talent went unrecognized for a long time.
〈 物もの 〉 の 山やま に 埋う もれる to be buried under a pile of things (e.g. work, papers)
The desk is buried under a pile of documents.
記き 憶おく の 中なか に 埋う もれる to fade into memory, become forgotten
The incident faded into the depths of memory.
Kanji 埋 bury, be filled up, embedded Transitive / intransitive 埋もれる is intransitive, describing something that ends up buried or covered, while 埋める is the transitive act of burying or covering it.
埋もれる is the intransitive counterpart meaning 'to lie buried or covered', while 埋める（うずめる）is transitive and describes the act of covering or burying something.
Related words 埋没する is a formal, often written word for being buried or sinking into obscurity, while 埋もれる is the more everyday verb for the same idea.
紛れる describes blending in or getting lost among other things (e.g. in a crowd or noise), whereas 埋もれる more strongly suggests being covered over or hidden from view.
隠れる simply means to be hidden or out of sight, while 埋もれる implies being buried under something (earth, snow, papers, obscurity).
埋もれる also means 'to be buried', but adds a nuance of being hidden or forgotten from view, whereas 埋まる simply describes the state of being covered or filled.
Opposites 現れる means to appear or come into view, the opposite of 埋もれる's sense of being buried or hidden from sight.
埋もれる means to be buried or go unnoticed, the opposite of 際立つ, which means to stand out clearly.
Don't confuse with 埋まる often means a hole, gap, or vacancy gets filled in, while 埋もれる emphasizes something being covered over and hidden from view.
Etymology Derived from the verb 埋む (うむ, 'to bury') with the intransitive/passive auxiliary れる, indicating the state of being buried. The alternate reading うずもれる is a compound of 埋 (うず) and もれる, an old passive form.
うもれる Usage 3%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.
