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詰まる

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 詰まる

Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #2427
1

to be packed (with); to be filled; to be full (e.g. of a schedule)

Examples
世の中をなじる者は世の中からなじられる。
He who rebukes the world is rebuked by the world.
のどが詰まった感じです。
My throat feels clogged up.
2

to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be stopped up

3

to be become shorter; to shrink; to narrow

4

Oft. as ...に詰まる

to be at a loss (for); to be pressed (for); to be stuck (for)

5

to come to the end; to be settled

6

to become a geminate consonant

7

Baseball

to hit the bat close to the batter's hands (of a pitch); to hit off the fists; to get jammed

Kanji in this Word

13 strokes
Frequency: 1020
JLPT N2
Grade 8

Meanings

packed
close
pressed
reprove
rebuke
blame

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
キツ
キチ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
つ.める
つ.め
-づ.め
つ.まる
つ.む
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
ずめ
づめ
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