すし詰め (Sushizume): Jam-Packed, Packed in Like Sardines

Meaning

English

jam-packed
packed in like sardines

Reading

Kana

すしづめ

Romaji

sushizume

Writing Variants

寿司詰め すしづめ sushizume
鮨詰め すしづめ sushizume

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 144629 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

大詰め

おおづめ

final scene

字詰め

じづめ

number of characters per line, page, etc.

理詰め

りづめ

reasoning

切り詰め

きりつめ

retrenchment

箱詰め

はこづめ

boxing

石子詰め

いしこづめ

burying alive beneath stones

上詰め

うえづめ

top alignment (esp. in a spreadsheet)

本省詰め

ほんしょうづめ

service at the head office

後詰め

ごづめ

rear guard

手詰め

てづめ

pressing

立詰め

たちづめ

standing (for a long period of time)

下詰め

したづめ

bottom alignment (esp. in a spreadsheet)

Example Sentences

2

台風の影響でダイヤが乱れ、どの電車もすし詰め状態だった。

Due to the typhoon, the train schedule was disturbed and all the trains were jam-packed.

移民たちは、そこへ、木の漁船にすし詰め状態で、危険な航海をするのである。

Packed into wooden fishing boats like sardines, the immigrants undergo the dangerous voyage there.