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埋 means 'bury'

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Strokes : 10    Frequency: 1194   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-16    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: 49    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 57 words   Used in 66 words   Used in 44 names   Component in 1 kanji (0 Jōyō)
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Common readings
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   マイ
Kun
   うめる to bury   うまる be buried   うもれる be buried (in oblivion)
Additional readings
Kun    うずめる   うずまる   いける
Components
⿰  土 ground; earth  里 village  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 埋 is used 4 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 埋 is used 59 times, read 4 ways.
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マイ : 20 words FIND ALL
ま い そ う 0
burial
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うめる : 30 words FIND ALL
う め る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to bury (e.g. in the ground)
2. to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed
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うずめる : 5 words FIND ALL
う ず め る 0
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
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いける : 4 words FIND ALL
1. to bury something in the ground
2. to cover coals with ash; to bank a fire
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An additional う.まる less common words include 埋 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1833  Joy o' Kanji : 1833  Key to Kanji: - 

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埋
マイ   うめる to bury   うまる be buried   うもれる be buried (in oblivion)   
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里
リ   さと village   
土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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