缶詰

かんづめ

canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space

JLPT N2 common word Also written 缶詰め、罐詰め、罐詰

Meaning

nadj-no
canned food; tinned food
n
confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work)
n
being stuck in a confined space

Example sentences

彼らは果物を保存するために缶詰めにした。

They canned the fruits to preserve them.
彼は私に缶詰の極上品を贈ってくれた。

He gave me a select brand of canned goods.
彼は缶詰をあけているうちに指を切った。

He cut his finger in opening a can.