Quick answer
埋 is the kanji for "Bury". The most common reading is う.める (umeru). Mnemonics and example sentences are listed below.
Meaning
Bury
Also : Embedded · Be filled up
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
10 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 埋 represents 'BURY'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of bury.
On-reading: まい — remember this sound by associating it with bury. Kun-reading: う.める.
Example Sentences
過去の失敗を埋め合わせるために、今後は誠実に行動します。
かこのしっぱいをうめあわせるために、こんごはせいじつにこうどうします。
In order to make up for past failures, I will act sincerely from now on.
工事で大量の土が埋め立てられて、新しい土地ができました。
こうじでたいりょうのつちがうめたてられて、あたらしいとちができました。
Large amounts of earth were reclaimed in the construction work, creating new land.
Vocabulary using 埋
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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