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溺れる

Reading

Kana: おぼれる
Romaji: oboreru
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Definitions

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1

to drown; to nearly drown; to sink below the surface (of water)

Note: word usually written using kana alone
2

to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to wallow in

Kanji

Readings: デキ、 ジョウ、 ニョウ、 いばり、 おぼ.れる
Meanings: drown, indulge

Example Sentences

(さけ)におぼれるな。
➥Don't indulge yourself too much in drinking.
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(かれ)(さけ)におぼれている。
➥He's giving himself up to drink.
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(あや)うく(おぼ)れるところだった。
➥I came near to being drowned.
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(かれ)(かわ)でおぼれた。
➥He drowned in the river.
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(おぼ)れる(もの)(わら)をも(つか)む。
➥Drowning men clutch at straws.
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(かれ)らのうち2(にん)がおぼれた。
➥Two of them were drowned.
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