Japanese Conversation · Level 58
75 words
Japanese word
埋まる
Pronunciation
Romajiumaru
Meaning
- verbfill up
Example
席がすぐに埋まります。seki ga su gu ni u ma ri ma su
The seats fill up quickly.
More examples
雨の日は、屋内の席から埋まります。ame no hi wa oku nai no seki ka ra u ma ri ma su
On rainy days, the indoor seats fill up first.
Core concept
A space becomes full as people or things occupy it, or a surface disappears under a covering.
Common phrases
予約枠が埋まるyo yaku waku ga u ma ru
reservation slots fill up
会場が埋まるkai jō ga u ma ru
a venue fills up
Similar words
満ちるmichiru: To become full of people or things until no more space remains.
混むkomu: To become crowded because many people or vehicles gather together.
詰まるtsumaru: To become tightly filled or blocked by something inside.
Definition in Japanese
空いていた場所が物や人で満たされる、または物が土などに覆われて見えなくなる。a i te i ta ba sho ga mono ya hito de mi ta sa re ru ma ta wa mono ga tsuchi na do ni ō wa re te mi e na ku na ru
Word origin
埋まる (umaru) is a native Japanese verb formed from the same root as 埋める (umeru, "to fill or bury") and denotes the resulting condition.
Usage tips
- In Japanese, 埋まる (umaru) is intransitive, so 席が埋まる (seki ga umaru) means that seats become occupied, while 埋める (umeru) takes the person or thing that fills them.
Other meanings
- be buriedverb
- be coveredverb
Opposites
- 空くsukubecome vacantverb
Related words
- 埋まり具合umariguailevel of fullnessnoun