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    3. 詰まる

    詰まる

    詰つま​る​

    to be packed (with)

    N2KMT8News #18+1CoreVerb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab17 strokes

    詰る

    つまる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to be packed (with), to be filled, to be full (e.g. of a schedule)
    2.
    to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.), to be clogged, to be stopped up
    3.
    to be become shorter, to shrink, to narrow
    4.
    to be at a loss (for), to be pressed (for), to be stuck (for)
    5.
    to come to the end, to be settled
    6.
    to become a geminate consonant
    7.
    to hit the bat close to the batter's hands (of a pitch), to hit off the fists, to get jammed
    baseball

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    鼻はなが詰つまって息く苦るしい。

    My nose is stuffed up and I can't breathe easily.

    KMT7Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    会かい議ぎ室しつは人ひとで詰つまっていた。

    The conference room was packed with people.

    KMT8Work & Career
    排はい水すい溝こうが詰つまって水みずが流ながれない。

    The drain is clogged and the water won't flow.

    KMT8Home & HousingDaily Life
    彼かれのスケジュールは一いち日にち中じゅ予うよ定ていが詰つまっている。

    His schedule is packed with appointments all day.

    KMT8Work & CareerDaily Life
    言こと葉ばに詰つまって、彼かれは何なにも言いえなかった。

    He was at a loss for words and couldn't say anything.

    KMT9Emotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    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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