Moto 溺: Drown; IndulgeKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- デキ、ジョウ、ニョウ
- Kun'yomi
- いばり、おぼ(れる)
- Level
- Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 20 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (デキ・ジョウ・ニョウ)
- 惑溺わくできindulgence; addiction
- 沈溺ちんできbeing immersed in water; being drowned
- 溺愛できあいinfatuation; adoration
- 溺死できしdeath by drowning
- 溺死体できしたいdrowned body
- 溺死者できししゃdrowned person
- 溺水できすいdrowning
- 耽溺たんできindulgence (e.g. in alcohol, women, etc.)
- 耽溺生活たんできせいかつa fast (dissolute) life; a life of follies
- 酖溺たんできindulgence (e.g. in alcohol, women, etc.)
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 溺れるおぼれるto struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe
- 才子才に溺れるさいしさいにおぼれるtalented men are ruined by their own talent
- 溺らすおぼらすto drown
- 溺れる者は藁をも掴むおぼれるものはわらをもつかむa drowning man will catch at a straw
- 溺れ損なうおぼれそこなうto come near being drowned
- 溺れ死におぼれじにdeath by drowning
- 溺れ死ぬおぼれじぬto die by drowning; to drown
- 溺れ込むおぼれこむto drown; to get addicted
- 策士策に溺れるさくしさくにおぼれるcraft brings nothing home; the crafty schemer drowns in his own scheme
Other readings
- 才子、才に溺れるさいしさいにおぼれるtalented men are ruined by their own talent
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