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詰まる · godan verb (-ru)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	詰つまる	詰つまらない
Polite	詰つまります	詰つまりません
Past polite	詰つまりました	詰つまりませんでした
Past	詰つまった	詰つまらなかった
Te-form	詰つまって	詰つまらないで
Desire	詰つまりたい	詰つまりたくない
Potential	詰つまれる	詰つまれない
Passive	詰つまられる	詰つまられない
Causative	詰つまらせる	詰つまらせない
Causative passive	詰つまらせられるalso 詰つまらされる	詰つまらせられないalso 詰つまらされない
Volitional	詰つまろう
Polite volitional	詰つまりましょう
Imperative	詰つまれ	詰つまるな
Conditional	詰つまれば	詰つまらなければ
Tara conditional	詰つまったら	詰つまらなかったら

Pairs with詰まらせる

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

be packed; be filled; be full

Describes a space, container, or schedule being completely filled or crowded. Often used with ～で or ～に.

会かい場じょうは人ひとで詰つまっていた。
The venue was packed with people.
今こん週しゅうは予よ定ていが詰つまっている。
My schedule is full this week.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

be blocked; be clogged; be stopped up

Used for physical obstructions in pipes, noses, drains, etc. Also for traffic jams.

風邪かぜで鼻はなが詰つまっている。
My nose is stuffed up from a cold.
排はい水すい口こうが詰つまって水みずが流ながれない。
The drain is clogged and water won't flow.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

shrink; narrow; become shorter

Describes something becoming physically shorter or narrower, such as a distance, a piece of clothing, or a lifespan.

洗せん濯たくしたらセーターが詰つまってしまった。
The sweater shrank after washing.
期き限げんが詰つまってきた。
The deadline is getting close.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

be at a loss; be stuck; be pressed for

Often used in the pattern ～に詰まる to mean being stuck for words, ideas, money, etc. Implies running out of something needed.

返へん答とうに詰つまって黙だまってしまった。
I was at a loss for a reply and fell silent.
資し金きんが詰つまってプロジェクトが止とまった。
We ran out of funds and the project stopped.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

come to an end; be settled

Used in fixed expressions like 詰まるところ (in the end, after all). Rarely used alone in modern Japanese.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉に〈物もの〉が詰つまるfor a space to be packed full of something
引ひき出だしに古ふるい書しょ類るいが詰つまっている。
The drawer is packed full of old documents.
スケジュールが詰つまるfor one's schedule to be packed tight
今こん週しゅうはスケジュールが詰つまっていて休やすむ時じ間かんがない。
My schedule is packed this week, so I have no time to rest.
排はい水すい管かんが詰つまるfor a drain pipe to become clogged
髪かみの毛けで排はい水すい管かんが詰つまってしまった。
The drain pipe got clogged with hair.
〈物もの〉で道みちが詰つまるfor a road to become jammed with traffic
事じ故こで道みちが詰つまっている。
The road is jammed because of an accident.
〈事こと〉に詰つまるto be stuck or at a loss for something (words, money, etc.)
彼かれは資し金きんに詰つまって新あたらしい事じ業ぎょうを諦あきらめた。
He gave up on the new business because he ran short of funds.
〈物もの〉の丈たけが詰つまるfor the length of clothing to shrink or be shortened
洗せん濯たくしたらシャツの丈たけが詰つまってしまった。
The shirt shrank shorter after I washed it.

Expressions· 9

とどのつまりin the end; after all; when all is said and done
息いきが詰つまるchoke; have trouble breathing
寸すんが詰つまるbe short; be shorter than usual · shrink
気きが詰つまるfeel constrained; feel ill at ease
気きの詰つまるconstrained; ill at ease; uncomfortable

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鼻はなが詰つまるhave a stuffy nose; have a blocked nose
のどに詰つまるstick in one's throat; choke on something
言こと葉ばに詰つまるbe at a loss for words; be stuck for words
返へん答とうに詰つまるbe at a loss for a reply; be stuck for an answer

Kanji

詰packed, close, pressed

Transitive / intransitive

詰つまらせる
詰まる is the intransitive form meaning 'to become clogged', while 詰まらせる is the transitive causative form meaning 'to cause something to become clogged'.
詰つめるN3
詰まる is the intransitive partner meaning 'to become packed/clogged/shortened', while 詰める is the transitive act of packing, clogging, or shortening something.

Related words· 7

混こむN4sense 1
混む means a place becomes crowded with people, while 詰まる stresses that no more room is left, whether from people, objects, or a schedule.
塞ふさがるN2sense 2
塞がる is used for an opening or road being blocked shut, while 詰まる describes something becoming clogged from the inside, like a pipe or nose.
挟はさまるN2
詰まる describes something becoming clogged or jammed (like a pipe or throat), while 挟まる specifically means something is wedged between two separate things.
行いき詰づまるN1
詰まる means something is blocked or packed tight, while 行き詰まる specifically describes progress, negotiations, or a path reaching a dead end.

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つかえるN1
詰まる is the general word for something being blocked or stuffed, while つかえる stresses a narrow passage catching something momentarily.
梗こう塞そく
詰まる is the everyday verb for something getting clogged (a pipe, a nose), while 梗塞 is the formal noun/verb used mainly in medical or technical writing.
立たて込こむN1
詰まる can describe a schedule being full, as in 予定が詰まる, but 立て込む more strongly suggests many matters arriving at once and work backing up.

Opposites

通とおるN4sense 2
通る means something passes through freely, the opposite of 詰まる, which means it is blocked and cannot pass.
はけるN1
詰まる describes a pipe or drain becoming clogged, the opposite of 捌ける, which describes water draining away freely.

Don't confuse with· 6

詰つむ
詰む is a separate verb meaning to be checkmated (in shogi) or packed tightly, and is easily confused with 詰まる due to the shared kanji and similar sound.
詰つめ込こむN2
詰まる is intransitive and means something becomes clogged or stuck, while 詰め込む is transitive and means to actively stuff something in.
つまらないN5
詰まる means 'to become blocked or stuffed' and shares the same kanji root as つまらない, but the two words are unrelated in meaning.

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込こむN4
込む (via its crowded sense) describes a place or vehicle being full of people, while 詰まる describes something being physically blocked or stuffed so tightly that nothing can move.
なじるN1
詰まる shares the kanji 詰 with 詰る but means to become blocked or clogged, an unrelated meaning from the reading つまる.
滞とどこおるN1
詰まる describes something becoming physically clogged or blocked, while 滞る is used more abstractly for delayed processes, work, or payments.

Word family· 18

行いき詰づまり
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
つまるところ
in short; in the end; ultimately
切せっ羽ぱ詰つまる
be cornered; be in a desperate situation; be at one's wits' end
手て詰づまり
deadlock; stalemate; impasse
行いき詰づまるN1
reach a dead end; come to a standstill; be stuck

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つまりN3
that is; in other words; I mean · in short; basically; what it comes down to · clogging; blockage; obstruction · shrinkage; shortening · end; final conclusion · dead end; corner · distress; being at the end of one's rope
胸むねが詰つまるN1
be emotionally moved; have a lump in one's throat
寸すん詰づまり
a little short; sawed-off
息いき詰づまり
choking; stuffiness; suffocating atmosphere
息いき詰づまる
breathtaking; stifling; suffocating
根ね詰づまり
root crowding; root-bound condition
気き詰づまり
awkward; uncomfortable; constrained
煮に詰つまる
boil down; reduce by boiling · reach an impasse; come to a standstill · approach a conclusion; be in the final stage
目め詰づまり
clogging; blockage; getting stuck
糞ふん詰づまり
constipation

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Written forms

詰つまるUsage35%
Standard kanji form, high priority.
つまるUsage65%
詰つまるUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not used in modern writing.

Etymology

A native verb historically related to 詰む, with a core sense of becoming crowded, tightly packed, or obstructed. Its meanings of shortening and reaching an impasse developed from this sense.