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 16807 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

1

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.