What does kanji 埋 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 埋 is bury.

How is kanji 埋 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 埋 are う.める, う.まる, う.もれる, うず.める, うず.まる, い.ける; the onyomi readings are マイ.

What is the main radical of kanji 埋?

The main radical for kanji 埋 is 土.

What words use kanji 埋?

Example words that use kanji 埋 include 埋まる, 埋もれる, 埋める, 埋立.

JōyōJLPT N2Kanken 3

埋

Meaning

Kanji 埋

bury

bury, be filled up, embedded

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: う.めるう.まるう.もれるうず.めるうず.まるい.ける
Onyomi 音読み: マイ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N2
Frequency: #1110
Strokes: 10
Radical: 土
Components: 土 • 里
Kanji Kentei: Level 3
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 25 common entries

Showing 25 of 69 entries that include this kanji.

埋まる

うずまる

to be filled (e.g. blank, vacancy, schedule)

埋もれる

うずもれる

to be buried

埋める

うめる

to bury (e.g. in the ground)

埋立

うめたて

land reclamation

埋没

まいぼつ

being buried

埋蔵

まいぞう

burying in the ground

埋葬

まいそう

burial

埋立て地

うめたてち

reclaimed land

埋設

まいせつ

laying underground (e.g. cables)

埋め立てる

うめたてる

to reclaim

埋め合せる

うめあわせる

to make up for

埋め合せ

うめあわせ

compensation

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は庭に宝箱を埋めた。

He buried a treasure chest in the garden.

雪で道が埋まってしまった。

The road got buried in snow.

欠員はすぐに埋める必要がある。

The vacancy needs to be filled immediately.

古い硬貨が壁に埋め込まれていた。

An old coin was embedded in the wall.

落ち葉に埋もれた鍵を見つけた。

I found a key buried under fallen leaves.

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