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溺れる (おぼれる): to be drowned, to indulge in — Japanese vocabulary

溺れる is read おぼれる and means "to be drowned, to indulge in". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

溺れる

Reading
おぼれる · oboreru
Translation
to be drowned, to indulge in
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
おぼれるが

Example

彼はおぼれている少年を救助した。

かれはおぼれているしょうねんをきゅうじょした。

He rescued a boy from drowning.

Kanji in this word

  • 溺 — Drown, Indulge

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