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What does 詰める (つめる, tsumeru) mean?

詰める (つめる, tsumeru) means to pack, to stuff; to shorten.

Quick facts
Readingつめる
Romajitsumeru
Part of speechichidan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
つめる
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontsumeru

to pack, to stuff; to shorten

  1. 1ichidan verb · transitive to stuff into; to jam; to cram
  2. 2ichidan verb · transitive · intransitive to shorten; to move closer together
  3. 3ichidan verb · transitive to reduce (spending); to conserve
  4. 4ichidan verb · transitive · intransitive to focus intently on; to strain oneself to do
  5. 5ichidan verb · transitive to go through thoroughly; to work out (details); to bring to a conclusion

Example sentences

  • I packed clothes into the bag.

  • Excuse me, could you scoot over a little?

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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