Japanese symbol for “conserve”
詰める
つめる
Romaji: tsumeru
to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack
In Japanese, conserve is 詰める, read つめる (tsumeru).
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Meanings
- v1, vt to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill; to plug
- v1, vi, vt to shorten; to move closer together
- v1, vt to reduce (spending); to conserve
- v1, vi, vt to focus intently on; to strain oneself to do
- v1, vt to go through thoroughly; to work out (details); to bring to a conclusion; to wind up
- v1, vi to be on duty; to be stationed
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 缶詰 | かんづめ kanzume | canned food; tinned food |
| 詰まる | つまる tsumaru | to be packed (with); to be filled; to be full (e.g. of a schedule) |
| 詰まり | つまり tsumari | that is to say; that is; in other words |
| 詰め込む | つめこむ tsumekomu | to cram; to stuff; to jam |
| 大詰め | おおづめ oozume | final scene; the end; finale |
| 詰む | つむ tsumu | to become fine (of fabric) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “conserve”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.