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つまる
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.)
2. to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be plugged up
3. to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to narrow
4. to be at a loss; to be hard pressed
often in the form …につまる
5. to end up; to be settled
6. to become a geminate consonant
7. to hit the ball near the handle of the bat
Alt. forms
詰つまる
60%
つまる
39%
Pitch accent
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Conjugations...Used in: 3293
Used in vocabulary (18 in total)
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to stick in one's throat; to choke on something
to approach the year end; to be jammed tight
to be at a loss for words
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to approach the year end; to be jammed tight
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
to be embarrassed for a reply
to have a stuffed nose; to have a stuffy nose
to feel constrained; to feel ill at ease
constrained; ill at ease
to be short (of clothing); to be shorter than usual; to shrink
Examples (3 in total)
My throat feels clogged up.
Something is stuck in the pipe.
This house is full of happy memories.