- 1. [n] stuffing; packing
- 2. [n] {shogi} endgame
- 3. [n] final stage; end; conclusion
- 4. [n] end (esp. of a bridge); edge
- 5. [n] {food} sweet eel sauce (brushed on a sushi topping) — oft. written as ツメ (abbr)
- 6. [n] lowest-ranking guest at a tea ceremony
- 7. [n] tea master
Kanji in this word
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詰
packed, close, pressed, reprove, rebuke, blameOn: キツ (kitsu)、 キチ (kichi)Kun: つ.める (tsu.meru)、 つ.め (tsu.me)、 -づ.め (-zu.me)、 つ.まる (tsu.maru)、 つ.む (tsu.mu)
Example Sentences
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.
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.