Meaning

Primary

To Brood

Alternatives

To Think Hard, To Worry

Word Type

transitive verb, ichidan verb

Explanation

詰める is "to stuff in," so if you're really stuffing in your thoughts (think), you're really trying to think hard. That's just another way of saying to brood.

Reading

おもいつめる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is 思い and 詰める put together into one reading.

Context

Context Sentences

私は失業中ですが、そのことを思い詰めてはいません。

I’m between jobs, but I’m not worrying too much about it.

Kanji Composition