Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N2

1020 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 13

Meaning: packed, close, pressed, reprove, rebuke, blame

Kunyomi: つ.める つ.め -づ.め つ.まる つ.む

Onyomi: キツ キチ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: ごんべん

Meaning: speech

Strokes: 7

Examples

Examples with audio

問する(きつもんする)   cross-examine

める(つめる)   pack, fill, plug, shorten [v.t.]

め(かんづめ)   canned goods, tin can

め(はこづめ)   packed in a box [n.]

まる(つまる)   be blocked, be packed [v.i.]

まり(はなづまり)   nasal congestion

まり(きづまり)   feel ill at ease, constraint [n.]

む(つむ)   close, become fine

Onyomi Examples

キツモン cross-examination, close questioning, demanding an explanation

ナンキツ reprimand

メンキツ reprimanding (a person) personally, personal reproof

Kunyomi Examples

める つめる to stuff into, to jam, to cram, to pack, to fill, to plug, to stop up, to shorten, to move closer together, to reduce (spending), to conserve, to focus intently on, to strain oneself to do, to go through thoroughly, to work out (details), to bring to a conclusion, to wind up, to be on duty, to be stationed, to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi), to trap, to checkmate, to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology), to catch (one's finger in a door, etc.), to do non-stop, to do continuously, to keep doing (without a break), to do completely, to do thoroughly, to force someone into a difficult situation by ...

つめ stuffing, packing, end (esp. the foot of a bridge), lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony, tea master, endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively), sweet eel sauce, middle-aged woman, appointment to a particular workplace, using as the sole ground of judgement (judgment), continuing, keep doing for period of time

める つめる to stuff into, to jam, to cram, to pack, to fill, to plug, to stop up, to shorten, to move closer together, to reduce (spending), to conserve, to focus intently on, to strain oneself to do, to go through thoroughly, to work out (details), to bring to a conclusion, to wind up, to be on duty, to be stationed, to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi), to trap, to checkmate, to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology), to catch (one's finger in a door, etc.), to do non-stop, to do continuously, to keep doing (without a break), to do completely, to do thoroughly, to force someone into a difficult situation by ...

おつめ lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony, tea master

まる つまる to be packed (with), to be full (space, schedule, etc.), to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.), to be clogged, to be plugged up, to shorten (width, interval, etc.), to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.), to narrow, to be at a loss, to be hard pressed, to end up, to be settled, to become a geminate consonant, to hit the ball near the handle of the bat

まるところ つまるところ in short, in brief, to sum up, ultimately, in the end, in the long run, when all is said and done, what it all comes down to, when you get right down to it

つむ to become fine (of fabric), to be checkmated, to be hard pressed, to be at a loss, to reach the limits