Japanese

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Kanji in this term
せつ > せっ
Grade: 2
は > ぱ
Grade: 2

Grade: S
on'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
せっぱ詰まる
切羽つまる

Etymology

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Compound of 切羽 +‎ 詰まる

Pronunciation

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Verb

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(せっ)()()まる (seppatsumaruintransitive godan (stem (せっ)()()まり (seppatsumari), past (せっ)()()まった (seppatsumatta))

  1. (idiomatic) to be in a fix, to be at one's wit's end, to be driven into a corner

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN