詰め
Meanings
Noun
1. stuffing; packing
2. endgame
3. final stage; end; conclusion
4. end (esp. of a bridge); edge
5. sweet eel sauce (brushed on a sushi topping) (Abbreviation, oft. written as ツメ)
6. lowest-ranking guest at a tea ceremony
7. tea master
Other spellings
詰つめ
Kanji used
Pitch accent
つめ
Used in vocabulary
缶詰
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
Noun
Examples3
どの 電車 も 通勤者 で ぎゅうぎゅう 詰め だった。
The trains were jammed with commuters.
最後 の 詰め を 怠った ばかりに、 画竜点睛 を 欠く はめ に なって しまった ね。
You kept putting off working on the fine details on this project so it ended up lacking the finishing touches.
最後 の 詰め に 入る 時 です。
It's time to move in for the kill.