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    3. 詰める

    詰める

    詰つめ​る​

    to stuff into

    N3KMT8CoreDaily LifeKanji Vocab16 strokes

    つめる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to stuff into, to jam, to cram, to pack, to fill, to plug, to stop up

    Verb, Transitive, Intransitive

    2.
    to shorten, to move closer together

    Verb, Transitive

    3.
    to reduce (spending), to conserve

    Verb, Transitive, Intransitive

    4.
    to focus intently on, to strain oneself to do

    Verb, Transitive

    5.
    to go through thoroughly, to work out (details), to bring to a conclusion, to wind up

    Verb, Intransitive

    6.
    to be on duty, to be stationed

    Verb, Transitive

    7.
    to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi), to trap, to checkmate
    8.
    to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology), to catch (one's finger in a door, etc.)

    Auxiliary, Verb

    9.
    to do non-stop, to do continuously, to keep doing (without a break)
    10.
    to do completely, to do thoroughly
    11.
    to force someone into a difficult situation by ...

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    荷に物もつをカバンに詰つめる。

    I pack my luggage into the bag.

    KMT7Daily Life
    会かい議ぎの時じ間かんを30分さんじゅっ詰ぷんつめることになった。

    It was decided to shorten the meeting time by 30 minutes.

    KMT8Work & Career
    旅りょ行こうのために、必ひつ要ようなものをスーツケースに詰つめた。

    I packed the necessary items into my suitcase for the trip.

    KMT8Travel & TransportationDaily Life
    彼かれは将しょう棋ぎで相あい手ての王おうを隅すみに詰つめた。

    He cornered his opponent's king in shogi.

    KMT8Games
    彼かれはその問もん題だいを徹て底って的いに詰つめて解かい決けつした。

    He thoroughly investigated and resolved the problem.

    KMT9Work & Career

    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
    め
    me
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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