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詰め合わせ (tsumeawase) Japanese meaning: assortment | Kotomora

詰つめ合あわせ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

assortment; assorted set; combination pack

Refers to a collection of different items packed together, often for gifts or sampling. Commonly used for food, sweets, or small goods.

お歳せい暮ぼにクッキーの詰つめ合あわせを贈おくった。

I sent an assortment of cookies as a year-end gift.

この詰つめ合あわせには人にん気きのチョコレートが10種しゅ類るい入はいっています。

This assortment contains 10 kinds of popular chocolates.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の詰つめ合あわせan assortment of ~
これはクッキーの詰つめ合あわせです。
This is an assortment of cookies.
〈物もの〉を詰つめ合あわせにするto make ~ into an assorted set
いろいろなお菓か子しを詰つめ合あわせにした。
I put various sweets together into an assorted set.
詰つめ合あわせを贈おくるto give an assortment as a gift
お礼れいにフルーツの詰つめ合あわせを贈おくった。
I gave an assortment of fruit as a thank-you gift.

Kanji

詰packed, close, pressed
合fit, suit, join

Related words

セットN3
セット is a generic word for any set or kit, while 詰め合わせ specifically implies a curated mix of items packed together, often as a gift.
取とり合あわせ
取り合わせ refers to how items are combined or arranged together, whereas 詰め合わせ specifically means those items are packed into one container for sale or gifting.
盛もり合あわせ
盛り合わせ is an assortment of food arranged on a single plate (e.g. at a restaurant), while 詰め合わせ is an assortment packed into a box or bag, often as a gift.
コンボ
詰め合わせ refers to an assortment packed together (like a gift box), whereas コンボ is used more for commercial bundles such as meal deals.

Opposites

単たん品ぴん
単品 means a single individual item, the opposite of 詰め合わせ, which is a mixed assortment of several items packed together.

Don't confuse with

詰つめ物もの
詰め物 means stuffing or packing material used to fill a gap, while 詰め合わせ means an assortment of goods packed together for sale.

Counted with

箱はこN5
Counts boxfuls (一箱 = one box).
個こN5
The all-purpose counter for small discrete objects, used when no more specific counter applies.

Written forms

詰つめ合あわせUsage73%
Standard kanji spelling; high frequency in news and general use.
詰つめ合あわせUsage12%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; not a standard modern spelling.
詰合つめあわせUsage9%
Variant spelling with 合せ instead of 合わせ; less common but still encountered.
つめあわせ

Etymology

Compound of 詰め (tsume, 'packing', from 詰める) + 合わせ (awase, 'matching, combining', from 合わせる). Literally 'packing together'.

Usage5%

詰つめ合あわせUsage1%

search-only kanji form

Search-only form; not a standard modern spelling.