Kanji details for 溺
溺
Common kanji
drown, indulge
KUN:
- いばりibari
- おぼ.れるobo.reru
ON:
- デキdeki
- ジョウjou
- ニョウnyou
Example words(showing 1-10 of 18 results)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to struggle in the water, to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe, to (nearly) drown
2.
to indulge in, to lose one's head over something, to be addicted, to wallow in
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to drown
2.
to cause to be indulged or addicted
Godan-nu verb, intransitive verb
•
to die by drowning, to drown(sensitive)
Other readings:
おぼれ死ぬ【おぼれじぬ】
expression
•
a drowning man will catch at a straw(proverb)
All readings:
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】
、おぼれる者は藁をもつかむ【おぼれるものはわらをもつかむ】
、溺れる者は藁をも掴む【おぼれるものはわらをもつかむ】
expression
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talented men are ruined by their own talent(proverb)
Other readings:
才子才に溺れる【さいしさいにおぼれる】
expression
•
craft brings nothing home, the crafty schemer drowns in his own scheme(proverb)
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
indulgence (e.g. in alcohol, women, etc.)
2.
debauchery, dissipation
Other readings:
酖溺【たんでき】