締 : Tighten

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Components:

糸帝

tighten, tie, shut, lock, fasten

On 'yomi:

テイ(tei)

Kun 'yomi:

し.まる(shi.maru) し.まり(shi.mari) し.める(shi.meru) -し.め(shi.me) -じ.め(ji.me)

Strokes:	15
Radical:	糸 (120)
Usage Rating:	797

JLPT:	N1
old JLPT:	1
Grade:	8

Unicode:	07de0
jis208:	36-89

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締 Usage examples

締め(しめ)	end mark, closure mark, counter for bundles of 2000 sheets of paper, tightening
締めて(しめて)	in all, all told
帯を締める(おびをしめる)	do up a sash
家計を締める(かけいをしめる)	to economize in the household, to economise in the household
片十字締め(かたじゅうじじめ)	cross choke
結締組織(けっていそしき)	connective tissue
小締まり(こじまり)	firmer tendency
締まった体格(しまったたいかく)	firm build, well-knit frame
締まり(しまり) 締り(しまり)	firmness, tightness, discipline, control
締まりのない(しまりのない) 締まりの無い(しまりのない) 締りのない(しまりのない) 締りの無い(しまりのない)	slack, loose, lax, slovenly, sloppy
締め切り日(しめきりび) 締切日(しめきりび)	time limit, closing day, deadline
締め固める(しめかためる)	to compact
箍を締める(たがをしめる)	to pull oneself together, to brace oneself
締め鯖(しめさば)	soused (vinegared) mackerel
投票締め切り(とうひょうしめきり)	poll closing
取締役会長(とりしまりやくかいちょう)	chairman of board of directors
取締役社長(とりしまりやくしゃちょう)	managing director, president of a company (US)
取締役副社長(とりしまりやくふくしゃちょう)	executive vice-president
綱締め(つなしめ)	putting on the tsuna
代表取締社長(だいひょうとりしまりしゃちょう)	company president, with responsibility to represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
締め太鼓(しめだいこ)	small high-pitched Japanese drum or taiko with its head pulled taut by ropes
締め代(しめしろ) 締めしろ(しめしろ)	interference, jamming
爆発物取締罰則(ばくはつぶつとりしまりばっそく)	Criminal Regulations to Control Explosives
麻薬及び向精神薬取締法(まやくおよびこうせいしんやくとりしまりほう)	Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Law
帯締め(おびしめ) 帯締(おびしめ)	decorative string used to hold a kimono sash in place
締め日(しめび) 締日(しめび)	time limit, closing day, deadline
金融引き締め(きんゆうひきしめ) 金融引締め(きんゆうひきしめ)	monetary tightening, credit squeeze, credit crunch
銃砲刀剣類所持等取締法(じゅうほうとうけんるいしょじとうとりしまりほう)	Swords and Firearms Control Law (1958)