Illustration: In a community kitchen, volunteers have set out six meal trays, but the serving pot is empty and the last two trays still lack rice bowls. The server tips the pot in dismay, revealing its bare interior.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

穴あな埋うめ

anaume

to cover a shortfall

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれがその穴埋あなうめをした。

    He made up for the deficit.

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  2. その国くには貿易上ぼうえきじょうの赤字あかじの穴埋あなうめに懸命けんめいである。

    The country is trying hard to make up for her trade deficit.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 今月こんげつの生活費せいかつひの不足ふそくを貯金ちょきんで穴埋あなうめした。

    I covered this month’s living expenses shortfall with my savings.

    Written by AI for Bebop

Kanji in 穴埋

  • 穴hole; apertureOnケツKunあな
  • 埋bury; be filled upOnマイKunうめる・うまる・うもれる

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