Word Meaning 缶詰

かんづめ kanzume

缶詰 is read as かんづめ (kanzume) and means being stuck in a confined space.

Meaning

English

  1. being stuck in a confined space
  2. confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work)
  3. canned food
  4. tinned food

Reading

Kana

かんづめ

Romaji

kanzume

Writing Variants

  • 缶詰め かんづめ kanzume

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 833 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

缶詰工場

かんづめこうじょう

cannery

缶詰業者

かんづめぎょうしゃ

canner

かん

canned food

缶コーヒー

かんこーひー

canned coffee

瓶詰

びんづめ

bottled

詰まる

つまる

to become a geminate consonant

詰まり

つまり

shrinkage

行き詰まる

いきづまる

to come to a dead end

詰問

きつもん

cross-examination

大詰め

おおづめ

final scene

Example Sentences

1

かんづめをふたつたなにおいた。

I put two cans on the shelf.