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
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to hold one's breath
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
to visit frequently
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to pack one's things
to fill a bottle
to hammer out the details; to work out details
to pack (in box); to drive to wall
to boil down; to condense
to pull one's hair back into a bun
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to cut off a finger (as an act of apology); to catch one's finger (in a door, etc.)
to shorten (a garment); to take in
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
to checkmate the king
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to closely space lines (on a page)
to work toward a solution to a problem
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.