Search Terms: 溺*
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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
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to die by drowning, to drown(sensitive)
Other readings:
おぼれ死ぬ【おぼれじぬ】
expression
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a drowning man will catch at a straw(proverb)
Other readings:
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】
noun, auxillary suru verb
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infatuation, adoration, blind love, doting (on a child)