Word details
詰まる
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 詰まる.
Dictionary
Entry
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
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
詰
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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