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湛: brim with

brim with; fill
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Readings

On
タン・チン・ジン・セン
Kun
しずむ・たたえる

湛える (たたえる) means to brim with or to wear (a smile), as in 笑みを湛える. 讃える (to praise) is read the same.

Key words

湛えるたたえるto fill; to brim with
笑みを湛えるえみをたたえるto wear a smile
湛水たんすいimpoundment; flooding
湛然たんぜんcalm and full

Example sentences

Wearing a gentle smile, she welcomed the guests.

The dam began to fill, and a blue lake surface spread across the valley floor.

On a windless morning, the lake lay full and still like a mirror.

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