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詰める is an exact match with one form of the following word:
詰める
BOOST
Reading : つめる   
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill; to plug; to stop up
ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
2. to shorten; to move closer together
ichidan verb, transitive verb
3. to reduce (spending); to conserve
ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
4. to focus intently on; to strain oneself to do  (see also: 根を詰める; usu. as 根を詰める)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
5. to work out (details)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
6. to be on duty; to be stationed
ichidan verb, transitive verb
7. to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate
8. to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology); to catch (one's finger in a door, etc.)  (see also: 指を詰める; the meaning "to catch one's finger" is predominantly used in Kansai)
suffix, ichidan verb
9. to continue ...; to keep doing ... without a break
10. to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly
11. to force someone into a difficult situation by ...
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 102,132 which gives a rank of 5,780
詰める is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 68,000 (about 4,870,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 3679 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 12403
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
その
はこ
そんなに
める
そこ
ける

If you stuff the box too full, the bottom will fall out.
はこ
すきま
隙間
なく
かし
菓子
められている

Sweets are jam-packed in the box.
あまり
める
からだ
くない

If you push yourself too hard, you'll make yourself ill.
つめる
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 118,000 (about 1,140,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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キツ   つめる to cram into   つまる to be packed   つ to be checkmated   
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ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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キツ   キチ    good luck   
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シ   samurai
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