埋める
Meanings
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
1. to bury (e.g. in the ground)
2. to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed
3. 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. to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends; to compensate for
5. to put cold water (in a bath)
6. to cover; to scatter something over
Kanji used
Pitch accent
うめる
Examples17
犬
Dogs often bury bones.
群衆
The crowd filled the hall.
問題
The problem lies in the fact that the necessary gap is bridged by perception.
風呂
As the bath is too hot, I will run some cold water into it.
あいつ
I have to cover his loss.
家
Our dog buries its bones in the garden.