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    3. 煮詰まる

    煮詰まる

    煮に詰つま​る​

    to be boiled down

    KMT10News #29+1Verb, IntransitiveFood & DiningKanji Vocab29 strokes

    煮詰る

    につまる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to be boiled down
    2.
    to come to a standstill, to reach an impasse
    colloquial
    3.
    to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)

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    スープが煮に詰つまって味あじが濃こくなった。

    The soup boiled down and the flavor became richer.

    KMT8Food & DiningDaily Life
    議ぎ論ろんが煮に詰つまって、なかなか結けつ論ろんが出でない。

    The discussion has reached an impasse, and a conclusion is hard to come by.

    KMT10Daily LifeWork & Career
    プロジェクトの計けい画かくが煮に詰つまってきて、いよいよ実じっ行こう段だん階かいに入はいる。

    The project plan is nearing its conclusion, and we are finally entering the execution phase.

    KMT10Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    ジャムを作つくる際さい、果くだ物ものが煮に詰つまるまでじっくりと煮に込こむ。

    When making jam, simmer the fruit slowly until it boils down.

    KMT10Food & DiningDaily Life
    アイデアが出で尽つくして、会かい議ぎが煮に詰つまってしまった。

    All ideas were exhausted, and the meeting came to a standstill.

    KMT10Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    煮
    に.る・-に・に.える・に.やす…(1)
    boil・cook
    Kanji
    詰
    つ.める・つ.め・-づ.め・つ.まる・つ.む…(4)
    packed・close・pressed・reprove・rebuke…(1)
    Kanji
    ま
    ma
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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