JLPT N1 · Verb

詰る (najiru)

詰る (なじる, najiru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to rebuke; to scold”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists.

Reading: なじる
Romaji: najiru
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to find fault; to harp on · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone) · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana

Example sentences

世の中をなじる者は世の中からなじられる。

He who rebukes the world is rebuked by the world.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 詰る

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	詰る	なじる najiru
Polite (~masu)	詰ります	なじります najirimasu
Negative	詰らない	なじらない najiranai
Polite negative	詰りません	なじりません najirimasen
Past	詰った	なじった najitta
Polite past	詰りました	なじりました najirimashita
Negative past	詰らなかった	なじらなかった najiranakatta
Te-form	詰って	なじって najitte
Potential	詰れる	なじれる najireru
Passive	詰られる	なじられる najirareru
Causative	詰らせる	なじらせる najiraseru
Volitional	詰ろう	なじろう najirou
Imperative	詰れ	なじれ najire
Conditional (~ba)	詰れば	なじれば najireba

Kanji in 詰る

packed, close, pressedキツ・キチ・つ.める・つ.め · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 詰る.

詰めるつめるto stuff into缶詰かんづめcanned food瓶詰びんづめbottling詰まるつまるto be packed (with)見詰めるみつめるto stare (at)

Source: JMdict entry 1226560 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.