穴埋め
Common
Noun
Irregular
Transitive
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
llenado;cubrimiento;ocupación
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb surutransitive verb
filling (up) a hole
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb surutransitive verb
filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.);stopgap;filler (e.g. article)
3
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb surutransitive verb
making up (for a loss, damage, etc.);covering (a deficit);compensation
その国は貿易上の赤字の穴埋めに懸命である。
The country is trying hard to make up for her trade deficit.
4
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
fill-in-the-blank activity;cloze test (i.e. text with words removed)
See also:
穴埋め問題 (あなうめもんだい)
Other forms
穴うめ 【あなうめ】 (search-only kanji form)