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穴埋め [news1,nf16] 穴うめ
あなうめ [news1,nf16]
1. [n,vs,vt]
▶ filling (up) a hole
2. [n,vs,vt]
▶ filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.)
▶ stopgap
▶ filler (e.g. article)
3. [n,vs,vt]
▶ making up (for a loss, damage, etc.)
▶ covering (a deficit)
▶ compensation
4. [n]
▶ cloze deletion (test format)

Conjugations


History:
7. A 2021-11-17 02:04:01  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
mk (2 senses)
  Diff:
@@ -19,0 +20 @@
+<pos>&vt;</pos>
@@ -24,0 +26 @@
+<pos>&vt;</pos>
@@ -31,0 +34 @@
+<pos>&vt;</pos>
6. A 2019-10-20 22:59:11  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
2 sentences; both sense 3.
5. A* 2019-10-20 22:34:18  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daij, gg5, prog
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloze_test
  Comments:
Added literal meaning. Probably less common than the other senses but I think it should come first. Might affect sentences.
New sense 4 comes from daijs.
  Diff:
@@ -20,4 +20 @@
-<gloss>filling in gaps</gloss>
-<gloss>filling in blanks (in a form, etc.)</gloss>
-<gloss>stopgap</gloss>
-<gloss>temporary measure</gloss>
+<gloss>filling (up) a hole</gloss>
@@ -28,2 +25,14 @@
-<gloss>covering up a deficit</gloss>
-<gloss>making up for something (e.g. one's mistake)</gloss>
+<gloss>filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.)</gloss>
+<gloss>stopgap</gloss>
+<gloss>filler (e.g. article)</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<pos>&vs;</pos>
+<gloss>making up (for a loss, damage, etc.)</gloss>
+<gloss>covering (a deficit)</gloss>
+<gloss>compensation</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>cloze deletion (test format)</gloss>
4. A 2013-05-22 23:29:01  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5
  Comments:
GG5 has them in senses 1, and I agree.
  Diff:
@@ -22,0 +22,2 @@
+<gloss>stopgap</gloss>
+<gloss>temporary measure</gloss>
@@ -28,2 +30,0 @@
-<gloss>stopgap</gloss>
-<gloss>temporary measure</gloss>
3. A* 2013-05-22 17:34:02  winnie <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/穴埋め
  Comments:
I wasn't sure if these two additions should be part of meaning 2 or their own new meaning, since they're a slightly different sense of the word.
  Diff:
@@ -28,0 +28,2 @@
+<gloss>stopgap</gloss>
+<gloss>temporary measure</gloss>
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