# 詰 — cram; pack

詰 means “cram; pack”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: キツ (kitsu). Kun'yomi: つ(める) (tsumeru). You'll see it in words such as 詰まる (tsumaru, “to be packed; to be filled”).

- Meaning: cram; pack
- On'yomi: キツ (kitsu)
- Kun'yomi: つ(める) (tsumeru)
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Hands at work 2

## How to remember 詰

Sounds like 吉: both read キツ.

Parts: 言 say; words · 吉 good luck

## Words with 詰

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 詰まる | つまる (tsumaru) | to be packed; to be filled |
| 詰める | つめる (tsumeru) | to stuff into; to jam |

## Don't confuse it with

[話](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/talk/) · [語](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/language/) · [誌](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/magazine/) · [誤](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/error/)

## More in the “Hands at work 2” set

[触](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/touch/) · [届](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/deliver/) · [閉](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/close/) · [包](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/wrap/) · [折](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/fold/) · [贈](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/gift/) · [操](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/manipulate/) · [詰](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/cram/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/cram/. Last updated 2026-11-01.