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Words — 2 found

おぼ 溺れる
Common word JLPT N3 Show inflections Links
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
1. to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown​See also 溺れ死ぬ
  • あなた
  • が
  • たす助けて
  • くれなかったら
  • わたし私
  • は
  • おぼれていた
  • こと
  • でしょう
    • 。
If it had not been for your help, I should have drowned.
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
2. to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted; to wallow in​
  • わたし私の
  • ちち父
  • は
  • まいにち毎日
  • さけ酒
  • に
  • おぼれている
    • 。
My father drinks daily.
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おぼものわらつか 溺れる者は藁をも掴む
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'mu' ending
1. a drowning man will clutch at a straw​Proverb
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Kanji — 1 found

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13 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
溺
drown, indulge
Kun: いばり、 おぼ.れる
On: デキ、 ジョウ、 ニョウ
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Sentences — 55 found

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    • かわ川
      • で
    • おぼ溺れた
      • 子どもが
    • ぶじ無事
      • 助かったと聞き、
    • かわぎし川岸
      • に集まっていた
    • ちょうない町内
      • の
    • ひとびと人々
      • は
    • あんど安堵
      • の
    • いろ色
      • を浮かべた。
    Hearing that the child who had almost drowned in the river had been saved, the people of the town who had gathered on the riverbank at the time of his rescue, were relieved. — Jreibun
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