埋める (うめる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

埋める (うめる) means to bury / to fill up / to fill a vacancy.

See example sentences below.

埋める at a glance

埋める

うめるumeru

N3verb

to bury / to fill up / to fill a vacancy

埋めるうめるumeruN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to bury / to fill up / to fill a vacancy

Example 1

穴を土で埋める。

Translation

Fill the hole with soil.

Example 2

新しい社員で席を埋めた。

Translation

We filled the position with a new employee.