1.
to be buried, to be covered
To be physically buried or covered by something such as snow, sand, rubble, or objects.
雪に埋れる。
To be buried in snow.
車が雪に埋れて動かない。
The car is buried in snow and won't move.
机の上は書類に埋れている。
The desk is buried under documents.
2.
to be hidden, to remain unnoticed, to be lost
To remain obscure, overlooked, or forgotten. Used for talent, works, or facts that deserve recognition but go unnoticed.
歴史に埋れた事実。
A fact lost to history.
才能が埋れたままではもったいない。
It would be a waste for that talent to remain hidden.
大量の情報の中に埋れて、大切なニュースが見落とされがちだ。
Important news tends to get buried among the mass of information and be overlooked.
CONJUGATION:
Ichidan verb (一段動詞).
- Negative: 埋れない
- Polite: 埋れます
- Te-form: 埋れて
- Past: 埋れた
USAGE:
Intransitive counterpart of 埋める (to bury, to fill). Often appears in the pattern ～に埋れる (to be buried in/under ~).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 雪に埋れる: to be buried in snow
- 歴史に埋れる: to be lost to history
- 書類に埋れる: to be buried under paperwork