Skip to main content
JLPT N3 Intermediate

詰める

To pack tightly, shorten a distance, or finalize details.

Readings

Other forms

詰めます polite form
詰めて te-form
詰めた past tense
詰められる potential form
1 Verb (transitive)

To pack / To fill

To insert items into a confined space until it is tight, dense, or completely full.

Example

スーツケース に 服 を 詰める 。

I'm packing clothes into my suitcase.

3 more examples in the mobile app
2 Verb (transitive/intransitive)

To shorten / To close a gap

To reduce the physical interval, distance, or abstract margin between two points.

Usage notes & examples available in the mobile app
3 Verb (transitive)

To finalize / To work out details

To rigorously investigate or discuss a matter to the point of reaching a final conclusion.

Usage notes & examples available in the mobile app
4 Suffix (attached to a verb stem)

To do something non-stop

A suffix indicating an action is performed continuously, intensely, and without pause.

Usage notes & examples available in the mobile app
5 Verb (intransitive)

To be stationed / on duty

To remain at a fixed post or location in a state of readiness for work.

Usage notes & examples available in the mobile app
Free forever · No card needed

Study this term on the app

Every word on Amenokori — including 詰める — comes with full meanings, example sentences, audio, and FSRS-powered review scheduling. 10K+ entries from N5 to N1.

Zero deck building Full context & nuance FSRS algorithm

100% free to start

amenokori · review
5 day streak
VOCAB 2 / 30
詰める
つめる
To pack tightly, shorten a distance, or finalize details.
Example

この言葉を覚えましょう。

Let's memorize this word.

Again
Hard
Good
Easy