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缶詰
kanzume
Description
缶詰は、食べ物を金属のかんに入れて、長い間くさらないようにしたものです。
A 缶詰 is food placed in a metal can to prevent it from spoiling for a long time.
また、部屋に入れられて仕事や勉強をずっとさせられることを「缶詰にされる」と言うこともあります。
Also, being confined in a room to work or study continuously is sometimes called being '缶詰にされる'.
Meanings
缶詰kanzume
canned food; food preserved in a can
ツナの缶詰を買いました。
I bought a can of tuna.
缶詰kanzume
being confined somewhere to concentrate on work
作家はホテルに缶詰になって本を書いた。
The writer was holed up in the hotel writing a book.
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Notes
- Etymology
缶 (can) + 詰め (from 詰める, to pack/stuff) = food packed into a can.
- Nuance
缶詰になる figuratively means being shut in a place to finish work.
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