Afureru

JLPT N2

Usually written in kana.

溢れる (Afureru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to overflow, to brim over, to flood”.

Meanings

  1. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto overflow; to brim over; to flood

Examples

  • My eyes are brimming with tears.

  • The river overflowed because of the heavy rain.

  • I found no job today.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 溢れる

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