つまる

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of つまる – see the following entry.

【詰まる】 [verb] be blocked [verb] be packed, completely filled [verb] shorten, become shorter [verb] be unable to do (something) well, be stuck [verb] arrive at one’s destination, be at the end [verb] (phonetics, phonology) pronounce with a geminate consonant [verb] (baseball) hit a pitched ball with the portion of the bat near where the batter grips it Alternative spelling 詰る

(This term, つまる (tsumaru), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as つまる, see Category:Japanese kanji read as つまる.)