Japanese word

埋め込む

Pronunciation

Romajiumekomu

Meaning

  • verbembed

Example

この記事に動画を埋め込みます。ko no ki ji ni dō ga o u me ko mi ma su

I embed a video in this article.

Illustration for 埋め込む (embed)

More examples

発表資料に音声を埋め込みます。hap pyō shi ryō ni on sei o u me ko mi ma su

I embed audio in the presentation materials.

Core concept

It makes one thing part of another by placing it firmly within the other thing.

Common phrases

  • 画像を埋め込むga zō o u me ko mu

    embed an image

  • 動画を埋め込むdō ga o u me ko mu

    embed a video

  • 音声を埋め込むon sei o u me ko mu

    embed audio

Similar words

組み込むkumikomu: To make something part of a larger system, structure, or plan.
挿入するsōnyūsuru: To put something into a space, document, or sequence.

Definition in Japanese

物や情報などを他のものの内部に入れ、そこに組み込むこと。mono ya jō hō na do o hoka no mo no no nai bu ni i re so ko ni ku mi ko mu ko to

Word origin

埋め込む (umekomu) joins 埋める (umeru, "to bury or fill in") with 込む (komu, "to go into"), giving the sense of putting something into an inner space.

Usage tips

  • Japanese uses 埋め込む (umekomu) for digital content that is built into a webpage, such as a video playing directly on the page.

Other meanings

  • buryverb
  • implantverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 埋め込みumekomiembeddingnoun

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