詰まる

つまる

• Verb

  Godan verb (ru), intransitive
  1. to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.).
  2. to be blocked (road, pipe, etc.); to be clogged; to be plugged up.

     See also 鼻が詰まる .

  3. to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to narrow.
  4. to be at a loss; to be hard pressed.

     often in the form …につまる

     See also 言葉に詰まる , 気の詰まる .

  5. to end up; to be settled.

     See also 詰まる所 .

  6. to become a geminate consonant.

     See also 促音 .

  7. (baseball term) to hit the ball near the handle of the bat.