せん
煎
　
じ
つ
詰
　
め
　
る

Ichidan verb, transitive verb

  1. to boil down, to condense.
  2. to think through to the end, to reduce to essentials. Often in a conditional clause.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
せん
煎
　
じ
つ
詰
　
め
　
る
 煎じ詰める せんじつめる
　
せ
　
ん
　
じ
つ
詰
　
め
　
る
 せんじ詰める せんじつめる
せん
煎
　
じ
　
つ
　
め
　
る
 煎じつめる せんじつめる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

broil, parch, roast
セン　せん.じる　い.る (Late High School)
in front, before
まえ　ゼン　さき (2nd, N5)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
cutting off feet as form of punishment
ゲツ　グチ　ゴツ
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
packed, close, pressed
つ.める　づめ　キツ (Early Jr. High, 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 (Late Jr. High, N1)
gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ　さむらい　お (5th, N1)