詰(つ)め込(こ)み

つめこみ
noun
cramming; stuffing
education
1. cramming; rote memorization
The practice of forcing large amounts of information into one's memory in a short time, especially for exams. Often used critically to describe an education system focused on memorization over understanding.
詰(つ)め込(こ)み教育(きょういく)は批判(ひはん)されている。
Cram education is being criticized.
試験(しけん)前(まえ)の詰(つ)め込(こ)みでは本当(ほんとう)の力(ちから)はつかない。
Cramming before exams won't build real ability.
知識(ちしき)の詰(つ)め込(こ)みではなく、考(かんが)える力(ちから)を育(そだ)てるべきだ。
Rather than cramming knowledge, we should develop the ability to think.
2. stuffing; packing tightly
The act of filling a container or space by pushing things in tightly.
スーツケースへの詰(つ)め込(こ)みすぎに注意(ちゅうい)してください。
Please be careful not to overstuff your suitcase.
荷物(にもつ)の詰(つ)め込(こ)みが終(お)わったら出発(しゅっぱつ)しよう。
Let's depart once the packing is done.
段(だん)ボールに詰(つ)め込(こ)みすぎて、蓋(ふた)が閉(し)まらなくなった。
I packed the cardboard box so full that the lid wouldn't close.

Noun form derived from the verb 詰(つ)め込(こ)む (to cram, to stuff). Most commonly encountered in sense 1, especially in the compound 詰(つ)め込(こ)み教育(きょういく) (cram education), a term widely used in discussions of Japanese educational reform.

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