Meaning of つめ in Japanese

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Definition of つめ

つめ(tsume) · づめ(zume) 詰め ·

詰 Kanji Details

  1. (n, suf) stuffing; packing
  2. (n) end (esp. the foot of a bridge)
  3. lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony
  4. tea master
  5. endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively)

    最後の詰めを怠ったばかりに、画竜点睛を欠くはめになってしまったね。
    You kept putting off working on the fine details on this project so it ended up lacking the finishing touches.

  6. sweet eel sauce
  7. middle-aged woman
  8. (n-suf) appointment to a particular workplace
  9. using as the sole ground of judgement (judgment)
  10. (after the -masu stem of a verb) continuing; keep doing for period of time

    我々はしゃべりづめで夜半まで起きていた。
    We sat up half the night just talking.

つめ(tsume)

爪 Kanji Details

  1. (n) nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; talon; hoof

    私は夜には決して爪を切らない。
    I never cut my nails at night.

  2. plectrum; pick
  3. hook; clasp

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