単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#4,567 most used

溺れる

おぼれる0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

to (nearly) drown

ITS KANJI

溺drownread おぼ here2 words ›

IN A SENTENCE

Tom almost drowned.

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

IN OTHER SENTENCES

Drowning men clutch at straws.

from Tatoeba · zipangu

MEANINGS

1

to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown

ichidan verb · intransitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

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

ichidan verb · intransitive

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#4,567 most used

Written溺れる only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium