Conjugation
Tap for 詰める (pack; fill)
Tap for 詰まる (be packed)
- 詰める — to pack / stuff / cram
- 詰問 — cross-examination / questioning
- 難詰 — severe rebuke
- 缶詰 — canned food / being confined
- 詰碁 — go-problem (life-and-death puzzle in Go)
- 詰将棋 — shogi mating problem
- 腸詰 — sausage
Compound Verbs - tap to expand
- 突き詰める — to pursue thoroughly; to press to the limit
- 問い詰める — to question closely; to press for answers
- 煮詰める — to boil down; to work out details; to refine
- 追い詰める — to drive into a corner; to corner
- 詰め込む — to cram into; to pack tightly
The kanji 詰 combines the 言 radical (speech/words) with the phonetic 吉 (good fortune). Its meanings range from “packing tightly” to “pressing with words,” as in interrogation or rebuke.