The kanji 詰: meaning, readings and stroke order
詰
- Meaning
- pack, stuff
- On reading
- キツ kitsu
- Kun reading
- つ(める) tsumeru、つ(まる) tsumaru、つ(む) tsumu
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 言 speech
- Level
- Level 7 · junior high school
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- nhồi, chật kín (cật)
- Japanese
- つめる。つまる。
- Korean
- 채우다, 막히다 (힐)
- Chinese
- 塞满、堵塞 (诘)
Readings, words and example sentences
キツ kitsu · on reading · less common
詰問
sharp questioning
きびしく 詰問されました。
I was questioned harshly.
つ(める) tsumeru · kun reading
詰める
to pack, to stuff
弁当に おかずを 詰めます。
I pack side dishes into my lunch box.
つ(まる) tsumaru · kun reading
詰まる
to get clogged, to be blocked
はいすい口が 詰まりました。
The drain got clogged.
つ(む) tsumu · kun reading · less common
詰む
to be tightly woven, packed close
この 布は 目が 詰んで います。
This cloth is tightly woven.
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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.