詰
詰·pack, stuff
- On-yomi
- キツ
- Kun-yomi
- つ(める)つ(まる)つ(む)
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 詰める | つめる | to pack, stuff, shorten |
| 詰まる | つまる | to be blocked, be packed full |
| 缶詰 | かんづめ | canned food |
| 詰め込む | つめこむ | to cram in |
Example sentences
かばんに服を詰めた。
かばんにふくをつめた。
I packed clothes into my bag.
鼻が詰まって眠れなかった。
はながつまってねむれなかった。
My nose was blocked and I couldn't sleep.
非常食として缶詰を買っておいた。
ひじょうしょくとしてかんづめをかっておいた。
I bought canned food to keep as emergency supplies.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 缶詰 as かんつめ — it voices to かんづめ
- Mixing up transitive 詰める with intransitive 詰まる
Memory aid
Picture it
Words 言 plus 吉 — pressing someone with question after question until they are backed into a corner, which is exactly what 問い詰める means.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 詰まるつまるto be blocked, stuffed
- 煮詰めるにつめるto boil down, to reduce (a sauce)
- 詰め込むつめこむto cram; to stuff; to pack in
- 瓶詰びんづめbottling, bottled goods, packed in a bottle or jar
- 缶詰かんづめcanned food, canning, a tin can
- 詰めるつめるto pack, stuff
- 突き詰めるつきつめるto think through, to get to the bottom
- 思い詰めるおもいつめるto brood over, to take too seriously
- 追い詰めるおいつめるto corner, to drive into a corner
- 切り詰めるきりつめるto cut down, to economize
- 詰め寄るつめよるto press, to draw close
- 行き詰まるゆきづまるto reach a deadlock
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