詰まる
Meanings
Godan verb
Intransitive verb
1. to be packed (with); to be filled; to be full (e.g. of a schedule)
2. to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be stopped up
3. to be become shorter; to shrink; to narrow
4. to be at a loss (for); to be pressed (for); to be stuck (for) (oft. as ...に詰まる)
5. to come to the end; to be settled
6. to become a geminate consonant
7. to hit the bat close to the batter's hands (of a pitch); to hit off the fists; to get jammed
Other spellings
つまる
Kanji used
Pitch accent
つまる
Used in vocabulary
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
Adverb
Examples13
のど
My throat feels clogged up.
今日
I have a full program today.
明日
Are you engaged for tomorrow?
鼻
I have a stuffed-up nose.
鼻
My nose is stuffed up.
彼女
She got a piece of bread stuck in her throat.