Kanji details for

 
Common kanji
Uses 13 strokes
Taught in Junior high

Search words that:
- start with 溺
- end with 溺
- contain 溺
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
Written with 13 strokes
Taught in Junior high
Radicals:
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-mu verb
to drown, to get addicted, to become infatuated

Godan-nu verb, intransitive verb
to die by drowning, to drown(sensitive)
Other readings:
おぼれ死ぬ【おぼれじぬ】

おぼものわらつか
oborerumonohawarawomotsukamu
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】

さいしさいお
saishisainioboreru
expression
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】

さくさくおぼ
sakushisakunioboreru
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】
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