詰め

Japanese

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

Suffix

() (-zume) 

  1. (attach after a noun) stuffing, packing into a container
  2. (attach after 連用形(れんようけい) (ren'yōkei, stem of continuative form) of a verb) continuing, keep doing for period of time​
    終点(しゅうてん)まで()()だった
    shūten made tachizume datta
    to stand still until reaching the final destination
Usage notes

The okurigana is sometimes omitted.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [tsùméꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨᵝme̞]

Noun

() (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. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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