Word Meaning

つめ tsume

詰 is read as つめ (tsume) and means appointment to a particular workplace.

Meaning

English

  1. appointment to a particular workplace
  2. end (esp. the foot of a bridge)
  3. endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively)
  4. lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony
  5. middle-aged woman
  6. sweet eel sauce
  7. tea master
  8. using as the sole ground of judgement (judgment)

Reading

Kana

つめ

Romaji

tsume

Writing Variants

  • づめ zume
  • 詰め つめ tsume
  • 詰め づめ zume

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 142832 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

詰まる

つまる

to become a geminate consonant

詰まり

つまり

shrinkage

詰問

きつもん

cross-examination

詰む

つむ

to be checkmated

詰める

つめる

to force someone into a difficult situation by ...

詰らない

つまらない

useless

詰め寄る

つめよる

to draw near

詰め所

つめしょ

station

詰め掛ける

つめかける

to crowd (a house)

Example Sentences

9

このでんしゃはひとでつまっている。

this train is packed with people.

かばんにふくをつめすぎた。

i stuffed too many clothes into the bag.

よていがつんでいてやすむじかんがない。

my schedule is packed, so i have no time to rest.

じょうしはわたしのミスをきびしくといつめた。

my boss pressed me hard about my mistake.

かれはちこくしたぶかをみんなのまえでなじった。

he rebuked the subordinate who was late in front of everyone.

いりぐちにくるまがつまってうごけない。

cars are jammed at the entrance and can't move.

かのじょはわたしだけをせめずに、まずじじつをといつめるべきだった。

she shouldn't have blamed only me right away; she should have pressed for the facts first.

このはこにはほんがぎっしりつめてある。

this box is tightly packed with books.

そんないいかたではあいてをなじるだけだ。

speaking like that only serves to blame the other person.