noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
canned food; tinned food
Refers to food preserved in a can. Also used attributively with の.
災害に備えて缶詰を買い置きしている。
I keep a stock of canned food in case of disaster.
缶詰のフルーツで簡単なデザートを作
I made a simple dessert using canned fruit.
noun
confining someone; keeping someone cooped up
Used in the pattern 缶詰にする to mean deliberately confining someone, often so they can focus on a task. Figurative extension of being sealed in a can.
締め切り前は、編集者が作家をホテルに缶詰にして原稿を書かせることもある。
Before a deadline, editors sometimes confine writers to a hotel room to make them write their manuscripts.
noun
being stuck in a confined space; being cooped up
Used in the pattern 缶詰になる to describe being stuck in a small or crowded space, such as a packed train or a room with no escape.
満員電車で缶詰になって身動きが取れなかった。
I was packed like a sardine in the crowded train and couldn't move.