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How to Say ‘To be booked up’ in Japanese

埋まる

umaru

[oo-MAH-roo]

💬 Usage Tip: 埋まる literally means "to be buried" or "filled in". For seats you'll usually hear it as 埋まっております "are all taken".

Phrase Breakdown

埋まる

umaru

[oo-MAH-roo]

to be filled; occupied

Used when seats or space become fully taken.

Example

席が全部埋まっています。

All the seats are taken.

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