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.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
埋める うめる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

bury, be filled up, embedded
う.める マイ うず.める (8th, N2)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)