Japanese

める

つめる
Meaning: to stuff; to pack; to fill; to shorten; to focus on
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 詰める 詰めない
Polite 詰めます 詰めません
Past 詰めた 詰めなかった
Polite + Past 詰めました 詰めませんでした
Te-form 詰めて 詰めなくて
Potential 詰められる 詰められない
Passive 詰められる 詰められない
Causative 詰めさせる 詰めさせない
Imperative 詰めろ 詰めるな

Handwriting

詰
め
る

Example sentences

He packed his clothes into the suitcase.
スカートの丈を詰める。
To shorten the length of a skirt.
剣道の試合で、相手との間合いを詰める。
In a kendo match, one closes the distance with their opponent.
布団に綿を詰める。
To stuff a futon with cotton.

Usage Notes

Has many meanings including packing things into a container, filling gaps, or shortening length/distance.

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