Meaning of 詰める in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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詰めるJLPT 3
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Kana Readingつめる
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Romajitsumeru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill; to plug; to stop up
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
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- to shorten; to move closer together
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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- to reduce (spending); to conserve
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
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- to focus intently on; to strain oneself to do
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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- to work out (details)
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
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- to be on duty; to be stationed
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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- to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate
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- Parts of speech
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- to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology); to jam (one's finger in a door, etc.)
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- Parts of speech
- suffix, Ichidan verb
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- to continue ...; to keep doing ... without a break
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- Parts of speech
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- to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly
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- Parts of speech
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- to force someone into a difficult situation by ...
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Example Sentences
詰める, つめる used in context
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He squashed up a bit to the side to leave a seat free.
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Pack eggs in dozens.
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She made room for an old women on the train.
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She helped me pack my suitcase.
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She has to take in the waist of her pants a bit.
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They made room for the old lady on the train.
Verb Conjugations
Common conjugated forms
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
packed, close, pressed, reprove, rebuke, blame
On: キツ, キチ
Kun: つ.める, つ.め, -づ.め, つ.まる, つ.む
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