Compare: 埋める vs 埋める

埋めるうめる

to bury (e.g. in the ground)

埋めるうずめる

to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge

うめる埋める
N5CommonIchidan verb

to bury (e.g. in the ground)

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(かれ)を墓に(うめる)めた。

They buried him in his grave.

宝物はその(しま)(うめる)められていた。

The treasure was buried on the island.

うずめる埋める
N5CommonIchidan verb

to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge

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けいこは枕に(かお)をうずめて泣いた。

Keiko buried her head in the pillow and cried.

昨夜(ゆうべ)、約8(まん)(にん)の観衆がスタジアムをうずめた。

About eighty thousand spectators packed into the stadium last night.