める【うめる】

Frequency rank: 2,678.
    Ichidan verb; transitive verb
  1. to bury (e.g. in the ground)
  2. to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed
  3. to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to bridge (a difference, a gap); to fill (a seat, a vacant position); to fill out
  4. to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends; to compensate for
  5. to put cold water (in a bath)
  6. to cover; to scatter something over
Forms
  • める【うめる】Frequency rank: 2,678.
  • うめるFrequency rank: 54,044. – 55,693.
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. to bury (e.g. in the ground)
    2. This usage refers to the action of burying something, typically in the ground.
    I buried the dog in the garden.
  2. to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed
    3. This usage describes the action of filling up a space or causing it to be packed with people or objects.
    The venue was packed with the audience.
  3. to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to bridge (a difference, a gap); to fill (a seat, a vacant position); to fill out
    4. This sense involves filling a gap, whether it be physical, metaphorical, or in a group or position.
    We hired new staff to fill the vacant positions.
  4. to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends; to compensate for
    5. This meaning refers to compensating for a loss, shortage, mistake, or any other kind of deficiency.
    She worked overtime to make up for being late.
  5. to put cold water (in a bath)
    6. This usage specifically indicates the action of adding cold water to a bath.
    Please put cold water in the bath.
  6. to cover; to scatter something over
    7. This interpretation involves covering or scattering something over a surface.
    I scattered leaves over the soil.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to fill in (referring to a form or gap)to fill a holeto fill timeto make up for somethingto bury (a person)to embedto bridge the gapto reclaim landto plug a gapto fill a seatto make up for absenceto bury thingsto fill with soil
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
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  6. きごう「きごう」
  7. きごう「きごう」
  8. きごう「きごう」
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