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溺れる
おぼれる
N3
ichidan verb
transitive 他動詞
intransitive 自動詞
Meanings
1
to be drowned
2
to indulge in
3
to struggle in the water
4
to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe
5
to (nearly) drown
6
to lose one's head over something
7
to be addicted
Example sentence
その子は危うく溺れるところであった。
The child was almost drowned.
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