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詰めが甘い

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 詰めが甘い.

Dictionary

Entry

詰めが甘いツメが甘いつめがあまい~い Adj.ExpressionFreq #29710
1

Idiomatic expression

having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

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

sweet, coax, pamper, be content, sugary

5 strokesFrequency 1,248JLPT N2Grade 8

On

カン

Kun

あま.いあま.えるあま.やかすうま.い

Nanori

かも

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