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 (Late Jr. High, 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)