詰

13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N2

packed, close, pressed, reprove, rebuke, blame

Kun'yomi
  • つめる
    		to stuff into ②to shorten ③to reduce (spending) ④to focus intently on ⑤to go through thoroughly ⑥to be on duty ⑦to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi) ⑧to do non-stop
  • つめ
    		stuffing ②endgame ③final stage ④end (esp. of a bridge)
  • -づめ
  • つまる
    		to be packed (with) ②to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.) ③to shorten (width, interval, etc.) ④to be at a loss
  • つむ
    		to become fine (of fabric) ②to be checkmated ③to be hard pressed
On'yomi
  • キツ
  • キチ
Nanori
  • ずめ
  • づめ
    		packed in ②working at ③using ... alone (to make an argument, judgment, etc.) ④doing continuously

Main Radical

言(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

つめるつめ-づめつまるつむ 95.5%
づめ 4.2%
キツ 0.2%

Character Breakdown

packed, close, pressed
つ.める　づめ　キツ (7th, N2)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
good luck, joy, congratulations
よし　キチ　キツ (8th, N1)
gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ　さむらい　お (4th, N1)

Common Words

つ
詰
　
ま
　
る
to be packed (with) ②to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.) ③to shorten (width, interval, etc.) ④to be at a loss
お
追
　
い
つ
詰
　
め
　
る
to corner
つ
詰
　
め
　
る
to stuff into ②to shorten ③to reduce (spending) ④to focus intently on ⑤to go through thoroughly ⑥to be on duty ⑦to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi) ⑧to do non-stop
つ
詰
　
む
to become fine (of fabric) ②to be checkmated ③to be hard pressed
つ
詰
　
め
stuffing ②endgame ③final stage ④end (esp. of a bridge)
つ
詰
　
め
こ
込
　
む
to cram
おも
思
　
い
つ
詰
　
め
　
る
to think hard
は
張
　
り
つ
詰
　
め
　
る
to strain ②to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
おお
大
づ
詰
　
め
final scene
い
行
　
き
づ
詰
　
ま
　
る
to come to a dead end
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References

Unicode hex code 8A70
JIS X 0208 1-21-45
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4359
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5609
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1521
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1920
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 343
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1035
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1507
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 35440
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1144
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1142
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1195
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 901
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1665
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1576
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1678
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 349
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7a6.7
Four corner code 0466.1
De Roo Code 3077