Word details

溢れかえる

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 溢れかえる.

Dictionary

Entry

溢れかえる溢れ返るあふれかえるGodan verbFreq #21887
1

to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of

Examples
コンビニが女子であふれかえってて、押し分けて中にはいる気もせず、そのまま帰った。
The convenience store was overflowing with girls, I didn't have the urge to push my way through them and went home as I was.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

overflow, inundate, spill

13 strokesFrequency 2,405Grade 9

On

イツ

Kun

こぼ.れるあふ.れるみ.ちる

return, answer, fade, repay

6 strokesFrequency 685JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ヘン

Kun

かえ.す-かえ.すかえ.る-かえ.る

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