JLPT N3 Intermediate
溢れる
To overflow physically, or to be brimming with emotions or people.
Readings
Other forms
あふれる common hiragana form
溢れます polite form
溢れた past tense
溢れて te-form
1 Verb (intransitive)
To Overflow / To Flood
Describes a liquid or substance exceeding the physical limits of a container or boundary and spilling over.
Example
コップ に 水 を 入れすぎ て 、 溢れて しまっ た 。
I put too much water in the glass and it overflowed.
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2 Verb (intransitive)
To Be Full Of / Brimming With
Expresses being filled with an abstract quality or emotion to such an extent that it seems to radiate outward.
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