JLPT N3 · Verb

詰める (tsumeru)

詰める (つめる, tsumeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to stuff into; to jam”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: つめる
Romaji: tsumeru
Word class: Ichidan verb (る-verb)
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill · ichidan verb, transitive
to shorten; to move closer together · ichidan verb, transitive, intransitive
to reduce (spending); to conserve · ichidan verb, transitive
to focus intently on; to strain oneself to do · ichidan verb, transitive, intransitive · usu. as 根を詰める
to go through thoroughly; to work out (details); to bring to a conclusion; to wind up · ichidan verb, transitive

Example sentences

この穴を何かで詰めなくては。

We've got to fill this hole with something.

Tatoeba #222172

このブラウスをつめていただけますか。

Could I have this blouse taken in, please?

Tatoeba #223238

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

Conjugation of 詰める

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

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	詰める	つめる tsumeru
Polite (~masu)	詰めます	つめます tsumemasu
Negative	詰めない	つめない tsumenai
Polite negative	詰めません	つめません tsumemasen
Past	詰めた	つめた tsumeta
Polite past	詰めました	つめました tsumemashita
Negative past	詰めなかった	つめなかった tsumenakatta
Te-form	詰めて	つめて tsumete
Potential	詰められる	つめられる tsumerareru
Passive	詰められる	つめられる tsumerareru
Causative	詰めさせる	つめさせる tsumesaseru
Volitional	詰めよう	つめよう tsumeyou
Imperative	詰めろ	つめろ tsumero
Conditional (~ba)	詰めれば	つめれば tsumereba

Kanji in 詰める

詰

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 詰める.

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)詰るなじるto rebuke

Source: JMdict entry 1226510 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.