煮詰める

につめる

Also written 煮つめる

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Transitive to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.)
2. to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion

Kanji

• 煮 simmer. Read as に.
• 詰 pack. Read as つめる.

Example sentences

• スープがとろっとするまで煮つめてください。
  Boil the soup down until it becomes thick.

Common phrases

• 海水を煮詰める

Related forms

• 煮詰まる (につまる) to be boiled down (intransitive partner)

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