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 ②end (esp. the foot of a bridge) ③lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony ④appointment to a particular workplace ⑤using as the sole ground of judgment (judgment) -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 stuffing ②end (esp. the foot of a bridge) ③lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony ④appointment to a particular workplace ⑤using as the sole ground of judgment (judgment)
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
Common Words
to be packed (with) ②to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.) ③to shorten (width, interval, etc.) ④to be at a loss
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
stuffing ②end (esp. the foot of a bridge) ③lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony ④appointment to a particular workplace ⑤using as the sole ground of judgment (judgment)
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 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1021 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 1380 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 343 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 367 |
| 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 |