Vocab Info

N3 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb, Auxiliary verb

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 ...

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      1.

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

    2. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to shorten, to move closer together

    3. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      3.

      to reduce (spending), to conserve

    4. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

      4.

      to focus intently on, to strain oneself to do

      usu. as 根を詰める,

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    5. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      5.

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

    6. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      6.

      to be on duty, to be stationed

    7. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      7.

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

    8. Ichidan 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,

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    9. Auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb

      9.

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

    10. Auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb

      10.

      to do completely, to do thoroughly

    11. Auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb

      11.

      to force someone into a difficult situation by ...

    All Forms

    詰める 【つめる】

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      • つ

      • め

      • る

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    Examples

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      バッグに沢山(たくさん)の荷物(にもつ)を詰(つ)める。

      To pack a lot of things in your bag.

      • N3

      客(きゃく)：「このズボンの丈(たけ)を詰(つ)めて頂(いただ)けませんか？」

      Customer: 'Could you please shorten the length of these pants?'

      • N3

      もう少(すこ)し計画(けいかく)を詰(つ)めるまで寝(ね)ずに作業(さぎょう)をしようと思(おも)う。

      I'm going to work without sleep until I can finalize a few more plans.

      • N3

      より多(おお)くの人(ひと)が座(すわ)れるように、席(せき)の間(あいだ)を詰(つ)めて座(すわ)りましょう。

      Let's sit with the seats closer together so that more people can fit.

      • N3

      二(に)位(い)のランナーが徐々(じょじょ)に先頭(せんとう)との差(さ)を詰(つ)めていくので片時(かたとき)も目(め)を離(はな)せません。

      The second-placed runner was gradually closing the gap to the leader, and I couldn't take my eyes off him for even a second.

      • N2

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