詰め

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
詰
つ > づ
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Suffix

詰(づ)め • (-zume) 

  1. (attach after a noun) stuffing, packing into a container
  2. (attach after 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of a verb) continuing, keep doing for period of time​
    終点(しゅうてん)まで立(た)ち詰(づ)めだった
    shūten made tachizume datta
    to stand still until reaching the final destination
Usage notes

The okurigana め is sometimes omitted.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
詰
つ
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

詰(つ)め • (tsume) 

  1. stuffing, packing
  2. end (esp. the foot of a bridge)
  3. (shogi, figurative) endgame
  4. Short for 煮詰め. sweet eel sauce
  5. lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony​
    Synonym: お詰め
  6. tea master
    Synonym: お詰め
  7. (archaic) middle-aged women
  8. (typography) spacing of glyphs based on a percentage of their sidebearings, rather than a fixed unit or amount as used for kerning and tracking, which allows for proportional spacing of multiple glyphs at once

See also

References

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