bury, be filled up, embedded

About this kanji

The kanji 埋 (mai) primarily means "to bury" or "to be filled up." It is commonly used as a verb, often signifying the act of putting something in the ground. One representative compound is 埋める (うめる), which means "to bury" something, like a treasure. Another useful term is 埋葬 (まいそう), meaning "burial," referring to the process of burying a person. Additionally, 埋まる (うまる) means "to be buried," indicating that something is covered or filled. A quick note is that ゆう (to be filled) and うずめる (to bury something deeply) also highlight the versatility of this kanji in usage.

Example sentences

• 彼は宝物を埋めた。

  He buried the treasure.

Meanings across languages

English

bury, be filled up, embedded

Tiếng Việt

chôn, đầy, gắn

日本語

埋, 埋める, 埋まる, 埋め込む

한국어

매장하다, 채우다, 내장된

中文

埋, 填满, 嵌入

id

mengubur, dipenuhi, tertanam

th

ฝัง, เต็มอยู่, ฝังอยู่

es

enterrar, lleno, embebido

fr

enterrer, rempli, enfoui

de

beerdigen, gefüllt, eingebettet

pt

enterrar, preenchido, embutido

Common compounds

• 埋めるうめるto bury (e.g. in the ground), to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall), to cause to be packed
• 埋葬まいそうburial
• 埋蔵まいぞうburying in the ground, having underground deposits
• 穴埋めあなうめfilling (up) a hole, filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.), stopgap
• 埋まるうまるto be buried, to be covered, to be surrounded
• 埋め立てうめたてland reclamation, land fill
• 生き埋めいきうめburying alive
• 埋め立て地うめたてちreclaimed land