Japanese symbol for “plug”

In Japanese, plug is 埋める, read うめる (umeru).

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Meanings

1. v1, vt to bury (e.g. in the ground)
2. v1, vt to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed
3. v1, vt to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to bridge (a difference, a gap); to fill (a seat, a vacant position); to fill out (a form, a sheet)
4. v1, vt to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends; to compensate for
5. v1, vt to put cold water (in a bath)
6. v1, vt to cover; to scatter something over

Kanji and stroke order

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Other Japanese words for “plug”

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

See also: Chinese symbol for “plug”.

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