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溢れる

あふれる

to overflow, to flood

Mnemonic

The dish was full already and now the floor has the rest of it. You left the bath running and there is a flurry ふれ of it coming under the door: あふれる.

Built from

overflow
氵 water on the left and a dish already full to the brim. Over the edge of it and onto the floor.

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