fill in, fill up, make good
On'yomi (音読み)
- テン
- チン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- はま.る
- うず.める
- は.める
- ふさ.ぐ
About this kanji
The kanji 塡 primarily means to fill in or fill up. It can be used in verbs related to filling empty spaces or making something whole again. For example, you can use it with the verb はまる (hamaru), meaning to be filled or to fit. Another example is うずめる (uzumeru), which means to bury or fill up a hole completely. Even though it has limited compound usage, understanding its core meanings can help you grasp similar concepts in Japanese. A usage note to keep in mind is that 塡 is not commonly used in everyday language but may appear in more technical contexts or literature.
Example sentences
穴を塡める作業をした。
We worked on filling the hole.
Meanings across languages
- English
- fill in, fill up, make good
- Tiếng Việt
- lấp đầy
- 日本語
- 填める
- 한국어
- 채우다
- 中文
- 填充
- id
- mengisi
- th
- เติมเต็ม
- es
- rellenar
- fr
- remplir
- de
- füllen
- pt
- preencher
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