NichiDict

詰める

N3
つめる
[tsumeru]
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Meanings

1.IchidanTransitive

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

2.IchidanTransitiveIntransitive

to shorten; to move closer together

3.IchidanTransitive

to reduce (spending); to conserve

4.IchidanTransitiveIntransitive

to focus intently on; to strain oneself to do

5.IchidanTransitive

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

6.IchidanIntransitive

to be on duty; to be stationed

7.IchidanTransitive

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

8.IchidanTransitive

to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology); to catch (one's finger in a door, etc.)

9.Aux-verbIchidan

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

10.Aux-verbIchidan

to do completely; to do thoroughly

11.Aux-verbIchidan

to force someone into a difficult situation by ...

Examples

荷物をスーツケースに詰めた

I packed luggage into the suitcase.

二人の距離を詰める努力をする。

Make an effort to close the distance between the two.

母が弁当箱に美味しいご飯を詰めた

Mom packed delicious rice into the lunch box.