詰め

つめ

Also written 詰

Meanings

1. Noun stuffing; packing
2. endgame
3. final stage; end; conclusion
4. end (esp. of a bridge); edge
5. sweet eel sauce (brushed on a sushi topping) (oft. written as ツメ) See also: 煮詰め (につめ).
6. lowest-ranking guest at a tea ceremony
7. tea master

Kanji

• 詰 pack. Read as つめ.

Example sentences

• 最後の詰めに入る時です。
  It's time to move in for the kill.
• エレベーターの中でぎゅうぎゅう詰めになった。
  We jammed into the elevator.

Common phrases

• 詰めが甘い (つめがあまい) having a poor endgame

Words containing 詰め

• 詰める (つめる) to stuff into
• 詰め込む (つめこむ) to cram
• 追い詰める (おいつめる) to corner

And 84 more.

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