No. 1,493 in Japanese
あふれ
Overflow; abundance.
In a sentence
彼の目には涙があふれていた。
His eyes were overflowing with tears.
Usage as expressing a literal overflow, in this case, tears filling and overflowing from one's eyes.
街には観光客であふれている。
The town is overflowing with tourists.
Usage as describing a place being filled or crowded beyond capacity, like a town filled with tourists.
彼のスピーチは希望にあふれていた。
His speech was overflowing with hope.
Used metaphorically to describe an abundance of immaterial qualities, like hope, in this context in someone's speech.
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