Word Meaning 詰める

つめる tsumeru

詰める is read as つめる (tsumeru) and means to force someone into a difficult situation by ....

Meaning

English

  1. to force someone into a difficult situation by ...
  2. to be on duty
  3. to be stationed
  4. to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology)
  5. to catch (one's finger in a door, etc.)
  6. to do completely
  7. to do thoroughly
  8. to focus intently on

Reading

Kana

つめる

Romaji

tsumeru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 16920 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

詰まる

つまる

to become a geminate consonant

詰め寄る

つめよる

to draw near

詰め掛ける

つめかける

to crowd (a house)

詰まり

つまり

shrinkage

詰問

きつもん

cross-examination

詰む

つむ

to be checkmated

詰らない

つまらない

useless

詰め所

つめしょ

station

Example Sentences

3

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.

If you push yourself too hard, you'll make yourself ill.

This braised pork is still too watery. Cook it for another ten minutes to thicken the sauce, so the flavor sticks to the meat.