穴うめ | Japanese meaning

穴埋め【あなうめ】

Frequency rank: 23,860. – 24,001.

Alsoうめ【あなうめ】あなうめ

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; transitive verb

filling (up) a hole

This phrase refers to the physical act of putting material into a hole to make it level or solid again.

It is necessary to fill in the hole that has formed in the ground.

filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; filler (e.g. article)

This meaning is used when someone temporarily takes over a role or responsibility, or when additional information or content is added to complete a section that is lacking.

He was hired to fill in for the sudden vacancy.

making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); compensation

This usage refers to compensating for something that is lacking, such as a loss or a debt.

He paid money to make up for what was damaged in the accident.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

cloze deletion (test format)

This meaning refers to a type of assessment where certain words or phrases are removed from a text and the participant must fill in the blanks.

The students took a test in cloze format.

Example sentences2 results

He made up for the deficit.

Tatoeba

The country is trying hard to make up for her trade deficit.

Tatoeba

穴埋め【あなうめ】

Frequency rank: 23,860. – 24,001.

Alsoうめ【あなうめ】あなうめ

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; transitive verb

filling (up) a hole

This phrase refers to the physical act of putting material into a hole to make it level or solid again.

It is necessary to fill in the hole that has formed in the ground.

filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; filler (e.g. article)

This meaning is used when someone temporarily takes over a role or responsibility, or when additional information or content is added to complete a section that is lacking.

He was hired to fill in for the sudden vacancy.

making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); compensation

This usage refers to compensating for something that is lacking, such as a loss or a debt.

He paid money to make up for what was damaged in the accident.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

cloze deletion (test format)

This meaning refers to a type of assessment where certain words or phrases are removed from a text and the participant must fill in the blanks.

The students took a test in cloze format.

Example sentences2 results

He made up for the deficit.

Tatoeba

The country is trying hard to make up for her trade deficit.

Tatoeba

穴

N16

意hole; aperture; slit; cave; den

訓あな

音ケツ

名けな、しし、な

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埋

N2常用

意bury; be filled up; embedded

訓う.める、う.まる、う.もれる、うず.める、うず.まる、い.ける

音マイ

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穴埋め【あなうめ】

Frequency rank: 23,860. – 24,001.

Alsoうめ【あなうめ】あなうめ

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; transitive verb

filling (up) a hole

This phrase refers to the physical act of putting material into a hole to make it level or solid again.

It is necessary to fill in the hole that has formed in the ground.

filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; filler (e.g. article)

This meaning is used when someone temporarily takes over a role or responsibility, or when additional information or content is added to complete a section that is lacking.

He was hired to fill in for the sudden vacancy.

making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); compensation

This usage refers to compensating for something that is lacking, such as a loss or a debt.

He paid money to make up for what was damaged in the accident.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

cloze deletion (test format)

This meaning refers to a type of assessment where certain words or phrases are removed from a text and the participant must fill in the blanks.

The students took a test in cloze format.

Example sentences2 results

He made up for the deficit.

Tatoeba

The country is trying hard to make up for her trade deficit.

Tatoeba

穴埋め【あなうめ】

Frequency rank: 23,860. – 24,001.

Alsoうめ【あなうめ】あなうめ

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; transitive verb

filling (up) a hole

This phrase refers to the physical act of putting material into a hole to make it level or solid again.

It is necessary to fill in the hole that has formed in the ground.

filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; filler (e.g. article)

This meaning is used when someone temporarily takes over a role or responsibility, or when additional information or content is added to complete a section that is lacking.