Word details

思い詰める

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 思い詰める.

Dictionary

Entry

思い詰める思いつめるもいつめTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #12306
1

to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

Examples
今回のことであまり思い詰めないほうがいいよ。だれにでも失敗はあるんだから。
Everybody blows it once in a while. It's better not to obsess on it.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

think

9 strokesFrequency 132JLPT N3Grade 2

On

Kun

おも.うおもえら.くおぼ.す

packed, close, pressed, reprove, rebuke, blame

13 strokesFrequency 1,020JLPT N2Grade 8

On

キツキチ

Kun

つ.めるつ.め-づ.めつ.まるつ.む

Nanori

ずめづめ

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