溢れる

to overflow; to brim over; to flood; to fail (in getting a job)

Meaning

  1. v1vi
    to overflow; to brim over; to flood
  2. v1vi
    to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.)
  3. v1vi
    to be left out; to be crowded out

Example sentences

  • "The Nightingale Samurai" is a samurai tale full of humanity and humour.

  • Anything like a road was covered with water that had flooded out of the river.

  • They bubbled over with joy.