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ๅŸ‹
ๅŸ‹
10 strokes
Frequency: 1110
JLPT N2
Grade 8

Meanings

bury
be filled up
embedded

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒžใ‚ค
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ†.ใ‚ใ‚‹
ใ†.ใพใ‚‹
ใ†.ใ‚‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹
ใ†ใš.ใ‚ใ‚‹
ใ†ใš.ใพใ‚‹
ใ„.ใ‘ใ‚‹

Common Words

ใ†ใ‚ใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #2065
1

to bury (e.g. in the ground)

Examples
็Šฌใฏใ‚ˆใ้ชจใ‚’ๅœฐ้ขใซๅŸ‹ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Dogs often bury bones.
2

to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed

Examples
็พค่ก†ใŒใƒ›ใƒผใƒซใ‚’ใ†ใ‚ใคใใ—ใŸใ€‚
The crowd filled the hall.
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)

Examples
ๅ•้กŒใฏใ€ใ“ใฎๅฟ…่ฆใช้š”ใŸใ‚Šใ‚’ๅŸ‹ใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎใŒ็Ÿฅ่ฆšใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†็‚นใซใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
The problem lies in the fact that the necessary gap is bridged by perception.
4

to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends; to compensate for

Examples
ใ‚ใ„ใคใฎๆใ‚’ๅŸ‹ใ‚ใฆใ‚„ใ‚‰ใชใใกใ‚ƒใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ‚“ใ ใ€‚
I have to cover his loss.
5

to put cold water (in a bath)

Examples
้ขจๅ‘‚ใŒ็†ฑใ™ใŽใ‚‹ใฎใงๆฐดใ‚’ๅŸ‹ใ‚ใฆใฌใ‚‹ใใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚
As the bath is too hot, I will run some cold water into it.
6

to cover; to scatter something over

ใ†ใพใ‚‹
ใ†ใšใพใ‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #4067
1

to be buried; to be covered; to be surrounded

Examples
ใ“ใฎๅŒบๅŸŸใซ่ฒกๅฎใŒๅŸ‹ใพใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†่ฉฑใ ใ€‚
It is said that treasure is buried in this area.
2

to overflow; to be crowded; to be filled

Examples
ไผšๅ ดใฏ็ซ‹ใ™ใ„ใฎไฝ™ๅœฐใ‚‚ใชใ„ใปใฉใซ่ด่ก†ใงๅŸ‹ใพใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
The hall was filled with such a large audience that there wasn't even standing room.
3

ใ†ใพใ‚‹ only

to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

4

ใ†ใพใ‚‹ only

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

ใ†ใ‚ใคใใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #5959
1

to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to cram; to cover completely; to blanket; to fill out; to fill in

2

Mathematics

to tessellate

ใ†ใ‚‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹
ใ†ใšใ‚‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹
ใ†ใฅใ‚‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #6504
1

to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden

Examples
ใใฎใ‚ใŸใ‚Šใฏใ€ไธ€้ขใซๅ‰ฒใ‚ŒใŸใ‚ฌใƒฉใ‚นใงๅŸ‹ใ‚‚ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใงใ™ใฃใฆใ€‚
The place is deep in broken glass.
ใ†ใ‚ใ“ใ‚€
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #9811
1

to bury; to embed; to implant

ๅกซใ‚ใ‚‹
ใ†ใšใ‚ใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #13741
1

to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge

Examples
ใ‘ใ„ใ“ใฏๆž•ใซ้ก”ใ‚’ใ†ใšใ‚ใฆๆณฃใ„ใŸใ€‚
Keiko buried her head in the pillow and cried.
2

to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack; to cram; to fill up

Examples
ๆ˜จๅคœใ€็ด„๏ผ˜ไธ‡ไบบใฎ่ฆณ่ก†ใŒใ‚นใ‚ฟใ‚ธใ‚ขใƒ ใ‚’ใ†ใšใ‚ใŸใ€‚
About eighty thousand spectators packed into the stadium last night.
ใพใ„ใใ†
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #14420
1

burial

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏ็”Ÿใพใ‚Œๆ•…้ƒทใซๅŸ‹่‘ฌใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
She was buried in her hometown.
ๅŸ‹ใ‚ๅˆใ›
ใ†ใ‚ใ‚ใ‚ใ›
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #19917
1

compensation

Examples
็งใฏๆๅคฑใฎๅŸ‹ใ‚ๅˆใ‚ใ›ใ‚’ใ—ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
I had to make up for the loss.
ใพใ„ใผใค
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #22130
1

being buried

2

remaining unknown; being forgotten

3

being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed

Examples
ๅฝผใฏใ™ใฃใ‹ใ‚Šๅฎถๅบญ็”ŸๆดปใซๅŸ‹ๆฒกใ—ใฆใ„ใฆๅƒใๆฐ—ใŒใชใ„ใ€‚
He is totally immersed in family life and has no wish to work.
็ฉดใ†ใ‚
ใ‚ใชใ†ใ‚
Noun
Freq #28815
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

filling (up) a hole

2

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; filler (e.g. article)

3

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); compensation

Examples
ใใฎๅ›ฝใฏ่ฒฟๆ˜“ไธŠใฎ่ตคๅญ—ใฎ็ฉดๅŸ‹ใ‚ใซๆ‡ธๅ‘ฝใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
The country is trying hard to make up for her trade deficit.
4

cloze deletion (test format)

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.

bury

Constituents

The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.

๐Ÿงฉ computer
๐Ÿงฉ dirt
๐Ÿงฉ ground
ๅœŸ soil

Mnemonic Stories

To hide the evidence of his crimes, the hacker had no choice but to bury his computer in the backyard, covering it with a fresh layer of dirt before the police arrived.

Archaeologists of the future will be puzzled when they dig through the dirt and find a geological layer composed entirely of millions of computers we decided to bury instead of recycle.

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