JLPT N3 · Handling things

詰める

つめる

to pack; to stuff

Stroke order of 詰める

3 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

詰 · 13 strokesめ · 2 strokes る · 1 strokes

Memory trick

言 words stuffed tightly in: to pack.

Parts: 言 words + 吉

The characters in 詰める

めめ — me (2 strokes)
るる — ru (1 strokes)

Example sentence

かばんに本を詰めます。

かばんにほんをつめます。

I pack books into the bag.

More words: Handling things

結ぶto tie; to link 外すto remove; to undo 外れるto come off; to miss 転がるto roll 隠れるto hide (oneself)重ねるto pile up 積むto load; to stack 当たるto hit; to be correct

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