おぼれる

溺 れる

Common word

  1. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to struggle in the water, to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe, to (nearly) drown

    • あなたが助けてくれなかったら私はおぼれていたことでしょう。
      If it had not been for your help, I should have drowned.

  2. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to indulge in, to lose one's head over something, to be addicted, to wallow in

    • 私の父は毎日酒におぼれている。
      My father drinks daily.