埋 — kanji meaning “bury”
埋
bury, be filled up, embedded
- Meanings
- bury, be filled up, embedded
- On'yomi
- マイ (mai)
- Kun'yomi
- う.める、う.まる、う.もれる、うず.める、うず.まる、い.ける
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1110 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 32
- Chinese reading
- mái, mán — Chinese character page
Words with 埋
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 埋める | うめる umeru | to bury (e.g. in the ground) |
| 埋め立て | うめたて umetate | land reclamation; land fill |
| 埋葬 | まいそう maisou | burial |
| 埋まる | うまる umaru | to be buried; to be covered; to be surrounded |
| 埋蔵 | まいぞう maizou | burying in the ground |
| 穴埋め | あなうめ anaume | filling (up) a hole |
| 埋没 | まいぼつ maibotsu | being buried |
| 埋める | うずめる uzumeru | to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge |
| 埋もれる | うもれる umoreru | to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden |
| 生き埋め | いきうめ ikiume | burying alive |
| 埋設 | まいせつ maisetsu | laying underground (e.g. cables); burying (e.g. pipe) |
| 埋め込み | うめこみ umekomi | embedding; implantation |
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