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填: fill in

fill in; plug
13 strokesNames & literary · More literary kanji (準1級 range)in 4 words here

Readings

On
テン・チン
Kun
はまる・はめる・うずめる・しずめる・ふさぐ

On-reading てん in 補填, 装填, 充填. The kun 填める (はめる) is usually written 嵌める.

Key words

補填ほてんcompensation; making up a shortfall
装填そうてんloading (a weapon)
充填じゅうてんfilling
填めるはめるto fit in; to put on
填補てんぽfilling a gap

Example sentences

Part of the loss is covered by insurance.

The soldier quickly loaded the gun with a bullet.

The dentist filled the cavity in the tooth with a white filling.

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