JLPT N2 · Noun

缶詰 (kanzume)

缶詰 (かんづめ, kanzume) is a Japanese noun meaning “canned food; tinned food”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かんづめ
Romaji: kanzume
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

canned food; tinned food · noun, noun taking の
confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work) · noun · usu ～にする
being stuck in a confined space · noun · usu. ～になる

Example sentences

なしはこの工場で缶詰にされます。

Nashi are tinned in this factory.

Tatoeba #199300

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

Kanji in 缶詰

缶

tin can, container, jar radical (no. 121)カン・かま · 6 strokes

詰

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 缶詰.

缶かんcan詰めるつめるto stuff into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)詰るなじるto rebuke

Source: JMdict entry 1214560 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.