溺れる

おぼれる · oboreru · JLPT N3 · verb-ichidan

to be drowned

🌊 溺 = 氵 water + 弱 weak: too weak in the water, so you drown

The kanji puts the water radical 氵 next to 弱 (weak). The second meaning works like English: to drown in something, such as drink or love, means to indulge in it too much. Oboreru: you go over (obo) your head in water.

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