詰まる (Tsumaru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to be packed (with), to be filled, to be full (e.g. of a schedule), to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.)”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be packed (with); to be filled; to be full (e.g. of a schedule)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be stopped up
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be become shorter; to shrink; to narrow
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be at a loss (for); to be pressed (for); to be stuck (for)oft. as ...に詰まる
- godan verb, intransitive verbto come to the end; to be settled
- godan verb, intransitive verbto become a geminate consonant
Examples
鼻が詰まった。
My nose is stuffed up.
鼻がつまっています。
I have a stuffed-up nose.
パイプに何か詰まった。
Something is stuck in the pipe.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).