Word details
穴埋め
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 穴埋め.
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Entry
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
その国は貿易上の赤字の穴埋めに懸命である。
The country is trying hard to make up for her trade deficit.
4
cloze deletion (test format)
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