Kanji 埋: bury, be filled up, embedded

Key takeaways

Kanji 埋: bury, be filled up, embedded. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

埋

Meaning

burybe filled upembedded

On reading

マイ

Kun reading

う.めるう.まるう.もれるうず.めるうず.まるい.ける

Radical

土

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 埋

bury, be filled up, embedded

Kanji structure breakdown

埋

Structure breakdown

土 + 里

Mnemonic story

Imagine digging up the earth (土) in a village (里) to bury something. This character represents the act of burying an object or filling a hole with soil.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

マイ

埋蔵まいぞう
buried treasure / hidden property

Kun reading

う.める

埋まるうずまる
to be buried / to be filled / to be covered
埋めるうめる
to bury / to fill up / to fill a vacancy

Commonly used words

埋蔵
まいぞう
buried treasure / hidden property
埋まる
うずまる
to be buried / to be filled / to be covered
埋める
うめる
to bury / to fill up / to fill a vacancy

Example sentences

Example 1

道が雪で埋まっている。

Translation

The road is buried under snow.

Example 2

席が人で埋まっている。

Translation

The seats are filled with people.

Example 3

地面にゴミを埋め込む。

Translation

Bury trash in the ground.

Example 4

写真を文章に埋め込む。

Translation

Embed a photo into the text.

Kanji 埋: bury, be filled up, embedded

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Kun reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

埋まる (うずまる): meaning and examples

埋め込む (うめこむ): meaning and examples

埋蔵 (まいぞう): meaning and examples

埋める (うめる): meaning and examples