溺れる (Oboreru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to struggle in the water, to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe, to (nearly) drown, to indulge in”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted; to wallow in
Examples
酒におぼれるな。
Don't indulge yourself too much in drinking.
彼は川でおぼれた。
He drowned in the river.
彼は酒におぼれている。
He's giving himself up to drink.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).