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N2 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

(ほうむ)to bury, to inter, to entomb, to consign to oblivion, to shelve

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to bury, to inter, to entomb

    2. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to cover up, to hush up, to shelve

    All Forms

    葬る 【ほうむる】葬る 【ほうぶる】

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    Examples

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      遺体(いたい)墓地(ぼち)(ほうむ)る。

      Bury the body in the cemetery. {to bury, to inter, to entomb, to consign to oblivion, to shelve}

      • N2

      ()まわしい記憶(きおく)(ほうむ)りたいです。

      I want to bury the loathsome memories. {to bury, to inter, to entomb, to consign to oblivion, to shelve}

      • N2

      警察(けいさつ)悪徳(あくとく)業者(ぎょうしゃ)業界(ぎょうかい)から(ほうむ)りました。

      The police buried the unscrupulous dealers from the industry. {to bury, to inter, to entomb, to consign to oblivion, to shelve}

      • N2

      (やみ)(ほうむ)られた事件(じけん)(めぐ)って市民(しみん)考察(こうさつ)()(ひろ)げています。

      Citizens are discussing and analyzing the incident that was buried in darkness. {to bury, to inter, to entomb, to consign to oblivion, to shelve}

      • N2

      週刊誌(しゅうかんし)秘密(ひみつ)暴露(ばくろ)された(うえ)は、芸能(げいのう)(かい)から(ほうむ)られるのも時間(じかん)問題(もんだい)です。

      Once my secrets have been exposed in a weekly magazine, it's only a matter of time before I'm ousted from the entertainment industry. {to bury, to inter, to entomb, to consign to oblivion, to shelve}

      • N2
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