Kanji

詰

詰

packed, close, pressed, reprove, rebuke, blame

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

言部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

キツ, キチ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

つめる, つめ, -づめ, つまる, つむ

Common Readings

キツ, つ…まる, つ…む, つ…める

Example sentences

詰まる つまる
排水管が詰まってしまった。

The drainpipe got blocked.

詰める つめる
彼はスーツケースに服を詰めた

He packed his clothes into the suitcase.

丈 たけ
スカートの丈を詰める。

To shorten the length of a skirt.

追い詰める おいつめる
警察は犯人を袋小路に追い詰めた。

The police cornered the criminal in a dead end.

容赦 ようしゃ
彼は容赦なく相手を追い詰めた。

He cornered the opponent relentlessly.

詰め寄る つめよる
記者は大臣に詰め寄った。

The reporter pressed the minister for answers.

剣幕 けんまく
彼はすごい剣幕で私に詰め寄ってきた。

He approached me with a terrifyingly fierce attitude.

詰め込む つめこむ
旅行の準備で、カバンに荷物を詰め込んだ。

I stuffed my luggage into the bag while preparing for the trip.

聖読庸行 せいどくようこう
知識だけを詰め込んでも、聖読庸行では意味がない。

Even if you cram knowledge, it's meaningless if you read great books but act ordinary.

距離を詰める きょりをつめる
相手との距離を詰めて一気に攻める。

I'll close the distance with my opponent and attack all at once.

Example Vocabulary

詰まる

つまる

to be blocked; to be full; to be short of

詰める

つめる

to stuff; to pack; to fill; to shorten; to focus on

追い詰める

おいつめる

to corner; to drive into a corner; to hunt down

詰め寄る

つめよる

to press (someone) for an answer; to draw close (confrontationally)

詰め込む

つめこむ

to stuff; to cram; to jam

距離を詰める

きょりをつめる

to close the distance; to get closer to someone

言葉に詰まる

ことばにつまる

at a loss for words; stuck for an answer

問い詰める

といつめる

to press for an answer; to cross-examine; to question closely

張り詰める

はりつめる

to be strained; to be tense; to stretch tight

切羽詰まる

せっぱつまる

to be cornered; to be at one's wits' end

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