# 埋 — bury

埋 means “bury”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: マイ (mai). Kun'yomi: う(める) (umeru), うず(める) (uzumeru). You'll see it in words such as 埋める (umeru, “to bury”).

- Meaning: bury
- On'yomi: マイ (mai)
- Kun'yomi: う(める) (umeru), うず(める) (uzumeru)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Land & places 1

## How to remember 埋

Parts: 土 earth · 里 village

## Words with 埋

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 埋める | うめる (umeru) | to bury |
| 埋まる | うまる (umaru) | to be buried; to be covered |
| 埋もれる | うもれる (umoreru) | to be buried; to be covered |

## More in the “Land & places 1” set

[陸](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/land/) · [埼](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/saitama/) · [埋](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bury/) · [砂](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sand/) · [郊](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/suburbs/) · [頂](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/summit/)

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