Results, 溺れる

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おぼれるoboreru☆《溺れる》 Inflection

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

  • to drown; to nearly drown; to sink below the surface (of water)
  • to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to wallow in

彼女kanojoはha自分jibunのno子供達kodomotachiがga溺れるoboreruのnoをwo、救ったsukutta。 She saved her children from drowning.

酒sakeにniおぼれるoboreruなna。 Don't indulge yourself too much in drinking.

Kanji definition:

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常用中学校

デキDEKI・ジョウJOU・ニョウNYOU・いばりibari・おぼれるobo.reru

drown; indulge

Strokes:
13
Radical:
水氵氺 water
SKIP:
1-3-10
UTF:
6eba
JIS208:
37-14
Hangul:
닉 [nig] ・ 뇨 [nyo]
Pinyin:
nì / niào
Stroke order:
Alternative stroke order:
Example words:
溺れ損なう【おぼれそこなうoboresokonau】
to come near being drowned
溺れ込む【おぼれこむoborekomu】
to drown; to get addicted; to become infatuated
溺死【できしdekishi】
death by drowning
溺水【できすいdekisui】
drowning
惑溺【わくできwakudeki】
being addicted or given over to

Partial results:

おぼれる者はわらをもつかむ【おぼれるものはわらをもつかむoborerumonohawarawomotsukamu】おぼれる者は藁をもつかむ・溺れる者は藁をも掴む

expression:

  • a drowning man will catch at a straw - proverb

Kanji

溺

デキDEKI・ジョウJOU・ニョウNYOU・いばりibari・おぼれるobo.reru

drown; indulge


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