Kanji

Stroke count: 13

Meaning: fill in

Kunyomi: は.まる は.める うず.める しず.める ふさ.ぐ

Onyomi: テン チン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: earth

Examples

Onyomi Examples

テンゲキ caulking

テンシ ci (form of Chinese poetry)

ジュウテン filling (up), replenishing, filling in (tooth), loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.), packing, plugging

ソウテン loading, charging, filling

Kunyomi Examples

嵌まる はまる to fit, to get into, to go into, to be fitted with (e.g. door with a window), to be fit for (a job, etc.), to be suited for, to satisfy (conditions), to fall into, to plunge into, to get stuck, to get caught, to be deceived, to be taken in, to fall into a trap, to be addicted to, to be deep into, to be crazy about, to be stuck on

嵌める はめる to insert, to put in (such that there is a snug fit), to button, to put on (something that envelops, e.g. gloves, ring), to have sex, to fuck, to pigeonhole (into a particular category), to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs), to entrap, to set someone up (e.g. frame them for a crime, etc.)

埋める うずめる to cover, to bury (e.g. one's face in hands), to submerge, to fill (completely), to stuff, to pack, to cram, to fill up