noun
filling; packing; padding; filler
General term for material used to fill gaps, cushion, or pack something.
箱の中の隙間に詰め物をして、商品が動かないようにした。
I put packing material in the gaps inside the box so the product wouldn't move.
noun
Used in cooking for the mixture stuffed inside poultry, vegetables, etc.
七面鳥に詰め物をしてオーブンで焼いた。
I stuffed the turkey and roasted it in the oven.
noun
dental filling
Specifically a filling for a cavity in a tooth.
虫歯の治療で詰め物をしてもらった。
I had a filling put in for my cavity.
Less common variant without okurigana.
Kana spelling; practical when the kanji are not needed.
Compound of 詰め (つめ, 'stuffing', continuative form of 詰める) + 物 (もの, 'thing').