思い詰める

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
おも
Grade: 2

Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
思いつめる

Etymology

Compound of (おも) (omoi, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb (おも) (omō, to think).) + ()める (tsumeru, to do thoroughly).

Pronunciation

Verb

(おも)()める (omoitsumerutransitive ichidan (stem (おも)() (omoitsume), past (おも)()めた (omoitsumeta))

  1. to brood over, to be obsessed over a thought, to worry too much
    Synonym: 突き詰める

Conjugation

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN