詰(つ)めるto stuff into, to jam, to cram, to pack, to fill, to plug, to stop up, to shorten, to move closer together, to reduce (spending), to conserve, to focus intently on, to strain oneself to do, to work out (details), to be on duty, to be stationed, to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi), to trap, to checkmate, to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology), to catch (one's finger in a door, etc.), to continue ..., to keep doing ... without a break, to do ... completely, to do ... thoroughly, to force someone into a difficult situation by ...

Common

1. る-verb, Transitive verb

   1.

   to stuff into, to jam, to cram, to pack, to fill, to plug, to stop up

2. る-verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

   2.

   to shorten, to move closer together

3. る-verb, Transitive verb

   3.

   to reduce (spending), to conserve

4. る-verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

   4.

   to focus intently on, to strain oneself to do

   usu. as 根を詰める,

   See Also:

   • 根を詰める

5. る-verb, Transitive verb

   5.

   to go through thoroughly, to work out (details), to bring to a conclusion, to wind up

6. る-verb, Intransitive verb

   6.

   to be on duty, to be stationed

7. る-verb, Transitive verb

   7.

   to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi), to trap, to checkmate

8. る-verb, Transitive verb

   8.

   to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology), to catch (one's finger in a door, etc.)

   the meaning "to catch one's finger" is predominantly used in Kansai,

   See Also:

   • 指を詰める

9. Auxiliary verb, る-verb

   9.

   to do non-stop, to do continuously, to keep doing (without a break)

10. Auxiliary verb, る-verb

    10.

    to do completely, to do thoroughly

11. Auxiliary verb, る-verb

    11.

    to force someone into a difficult situation by ...