Ichidan verb, transitive verb

  1. to cover, to bury (e.g. one's face in hands), to submerge.
  2. to fill (completely), to stuff, to pack, to cram, to fill up.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
埋める うずめる
 
 
填める うずめる

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)