How do you read 詰め?

詰め is read つめ (tsume), with odaka pitch accent (falls on the next particle).

What JLPT level is 詰め?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How is 詰め used in a sentence?

朝から晩まで働き詰めで、疲れた。 — I worked from morning till night without a break, so I'm tired.

How do you write 詰め in romaji?

詰め is written tsume in romaji.

詰つめ

つめ · tsume

verb

Stuffing, packing

endgame
final stage, end, conclusion
end (esp. of a bridge), edge
packed in, contained in, containing
working at, assigned to

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Odaka

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Example sentences

朝から晩まで働き詰めで、疲れた。

あさからばんまではたらきづめで、つかれた。

I worked from morning till night without a break, so I'm tired.

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試験の準備をする時間がなくて、徹夜で詰め込んだ。

しけんのじゅんびをするじかんがなくて、てつやでつめこんだ。

I had no time to prepare for the exam, so I crammed all night.

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結婚式まであと一週間となり、準備も大詰めを迎えた。

けっこんしきまであといっしゅうかんとなり、じゅんびもおおづめをむかえた。

With only one week until the wedding, preparations are in the final stretch.

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朝の時間からして、昼食の弁当を詰める余裕はなかった。

あさのじかんからして、ちゅうしょくのべんとうをつめるよゆうはなかった。

Judging from the morning time, there was no room to pack a lunch box.

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詰Packed, Close, Pressed 音きつ・きち訓つ.める・つ.め JLPT N2 · 13 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

瓶詰びんづめbottling, bottled 詰るなじるto rebuke, to scold, to tell off 缶詰かんづめcanning, canned goods,詰まるつまるto be blocked, to be packed 詰めるつめるto pack, to shorten, to work out (details)見詰めるみつめるto stare at, to gaze at

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What does 詰め mean?

Stuffing, packing. It can also mean: endgame; final stage, end, conclusion; end (esp. of a bridge), edge.

How do you pronounce 詰め?

つめ (tsume). Pitch accent: odaka — falls on the next particle. Press Listen above to hear it.

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