あな
穴
う
埋
　
め

noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. filling (up) a hole.
  2. filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.), stopgap, filler (e.g. article).
  3. making up (for a loss, damage, etc.), covering (a deficit), compensation.

noun

  1. cloze deletion (test format).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
あな
穴
う
埋
　
め
 穴埋め あなうめ ✔
あな
穴
　
う
　
め
 穴うめ あなうめ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hole, aperture, slit
あな　ケツ　けな (6th, N1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
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)