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詰まらせる (つまらせる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

詰つまらせる

Common word

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

clog; block; jam; obstruct

Transitive verb meaning to cause a passage, pipe, or flow to become blocked or clogged. Often used for physical obstructions.

排はい水すい口こうを髪かみの毛けが詰つまらせた。
Hair clogged the drain.
パイプをゴミ

が

詰つ

まら

せ

て

いる

。

Debris is blocking the pipe.

Kanji

詰packed, close, pressed

Similar words

詰つまる
Intransitive counterpart; means 'to become clogged' or 'to be blocked', while 詰まらせる is the transitive 'to clog something'.
塞ふさぐ
Also means 'to block' or 'to obstruct', but can be used more broadly for closing openings or covering, and has additional senses like 'to fill (a gap)' or 'to occupy'.

Etymology

Causative/transitive form of 詰まる (つまる, 'to be clogged'), formed by adding the verb-forming suffix せる to the stem 詰まら-.