詰まる

つまる · tsumaru · JLPT N2 · verb-godan

to be blocked

🚧 詰まる = 詰 (stuff in) + まる (become): becomes stuffed in, so packed or blocked

This verb is intransitive. 詰める (tsumeru) means to stuff something, while 詰まる means it becomes stuffed. A drain stuffed with hair is 詰まる, and a packed train is also 詰まる.

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