穴あな埋うめ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

filling a vacancy; stopgap; filler

Figurative use: filling a temporary gap in a schedule, team, publication, etc. Often implies a provisional or makeshift solution.

• 急きゅうな欠けつ員いんの穴あな埋うめに、アルバイトを雇やとった。

  We hired a part-timer to fill the sudden vacancy.

• 雑ざっ誌しの穴あな埋うめ記き事じを書かく。

  I write filler articles for the magazine.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

making up for a loss; covering a deficit; compensation

Used for offsetting financial losses, shortages, or damage. Often appears in business or accounting contexts.

• 赤あか字じの穴あな埋うめに貯ちょ金きんを崩くずした。

  I used my savings to cover the deficit.

• 損そん失しつの穴あな埋うめをする方ほう法ほうを考かんがえる。

  We think of ways to make up for the loss.

noun

fill-in-the-blank exercise; cloze test

Specific educational use: a test or worksheet where learners fill in missing words. Often part of the compound 穴埋め問題.

See also: 穴埋め問題

• 英えい語ごの授じゅ業ぎょうで穴あな埋うめ問もん題だいを解といた。

  We did fill-in-the-blank exercises in English class.