Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill; to plug; to stop up
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
2. to shorten; to move closer together
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
3. to reduce (spending); to conserve
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
4. to focus intently on; to strain oneself to do
usu. as 根を詰める
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
5. to go through thoroughly; to work out (details); to bring to a conclusion; to wind up
Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
6. to be on duty; to be stationed
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
7. to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate
8. to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology); to catch (one's finger in a door, etc.)
the meaning "to catch one's finger" is predominantly used in Kansai
Auxiliary verb (1-dan)
9. to do non-stop; to do continuously; to keep doing (without a break)
10. to do completely; to do thoroughly
11. to force someone into a difficult situation by ...
Kanji used
packed with
Pitch accent
Top 2600
Used in vocabulary (29 in total)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to press a question; to cross-examine
Examples (4 in total)
We've got to fill this hole with something.
Wine is poetry in bottles.
Tom packed a lunch for Mary to take to school.
She helped me pack my suitcase.