詰 - N2 Kanji

Meaning of 詰意味

packed, close, pressed, reprove, rebuke, blame

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詰 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

つ.める tsu.meru
つ.め tsu.me
-づ.め -zu.me
つ.まる tsu.maru
つ.む tsu.mu

KUNYOMI　訓読み

キツ kitsu
キチ kichi

Examples

どの電車も通勤者でぎゅうぎゅう詰めだった。

The trains were jammed with commuters.

我々はしゃべりづめで夜半まで起きていた。

We sat up half the night just talking.

最後の詰めを怠ったばかりに、画竜点睛を欠くはめになってしまったね。

You kept putting off working on the fine details on this project so it ended up lacking the finishing touches.

今週はずっと働きづめだった。

I’ve been on the go all this week.

彼女は働きづめだ。

She’s always on the go.

最後のつめにはいるときです。

It’s time to move in for the kill.

Back to list JLPT N2 Kanji 12

双 pair, set, comparison, counter for pairs

刺 thorn, pierce, stab, prick, sting, calling card

純 genuine, purity, innocence, net (profit)

翌 the following, next

快 cheerful, pleasant, agreeable, comfortable