Keyword
to drown
Info
FrequencyTop 1800-1900
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 2
Heisig1324
Readings
おぼ
(73%)
でき
(26%)
Composed of
water drops
weak
Used in vocabulary (21 in total)
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
death by drowning
Examples (7 in total)
I almost drowned.
She abandoned herself to drinking.
She abandoned herself to pleasure.