詰(つ)め込(こ)む

つめこむ
verb (godan)
to cram; to stuff; to pack in
1. to cram; to stuff in
To force many things into a limited space.
スーツケースに荷物(にもつ)を詰(つ)め込(こ)んだ。
I stuffed the luggage into the suitcase.
教室(きょうしつ)に学生(がくせい)を詰(つ)め込(こ)むのは良(よ)くない。
It's not good to cram students into a classroom.
小(ちい)さな車(くるま)に五人(ごにん)も詰(つ)め込(こ)んで出発(しゅっぱつ)した。
We crammed five people into a small car and set off.
2. to cram (study); to stuff knowledge
To memorize large amounts of information in a short time.
知識(ちしき)を頭(あたま)に詰(つ)め込(こ)む。
To cram knowledge into one's head.
試験(しけん)前(まえ)に知識(ちしき)を詰(つ)め込(こ)んでも、すぐ忘(わす)れてしまう。
Even if you cram knowledge before an exam, you'll forget it quickly.
詰(つ)め込(こ)み教育(きょういく)ではなく、考(かんが)える力(ちから)を育(そだ)てる教育(きょういく)が求(もと)められている。
Rather than cramming-style education, education that nurtures the ability to think is being called for.

詰(つ)め込(こ)む is a transitive verb (他動詞(たどうし)) formed from 詰(つ)める (to pack) + 込(こ)む (into). It implies forcing things in beyond comfortable capacity.

ASPECT (ている):
詰(つ)め込(こ)んでいる indicates the state of being crammed full.

PARTICLE PATTERNS:

  • [things]を[space]に詰(つ)め込(こ)む — to cram [things] into [space]
  • [knowledge]を頭(あたま)に詰(つ)め込(こ)む — to cram [knowledge] into one's head

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 鞄(かばん)に詰(つ)め込(こ)む (stuff into a bag)
  • 知識(ちしき)を詰(つ)め込(こ)む (cram knowledge)
  • 詰(つ)め込(こ)み教育(きょういく) (cramming-style education)

EDUCATIONAL CONTEXT:
詰(つ)め込(こ)み教育(きょういく) refers to rote memorization education, often criticized as superficial learning.

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 詰(つ)める: to pack (neutral)
  • 押(お)し込(こ)む: to push/force in
  • 詰(つ)め込(こ)む: to cram (implies excess)
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Added 2026.1.14 17:40 · Revised 2026.3.4 9:49
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