埋もれ木

うもれぎ

Also written 埋れ木

Meanings

1. Noun bogwood; bog oak
2. living in obscurity
3. fig See also: 無花果 (いちじく).

Kanji

• 埋 bury. Read as うもれる.
• 木 tree. Read as き.

Example sentences

• 彼は埋もれ木の生活を送った。
  He lived in obscurity.

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