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締 — JLPT N1 Kanji — Detail

Onyomi: テイ  ·  Kunyomi: -し.め, -じ.め, し.まり, し.まる, し.める  ·  Meanings: fasten, lock, shut, tie, tighten

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Unicode: 7DE0 Strokes: 15
JLPT N1
Meanings
fasten, lock, shut, tie, tighten
Onyomi
テイ
Kunyomi
-し.め, -じ.め, し.まり, し.まる, し.める
Name Readings
JLPT
N1
Grade
8
Frequency
-
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Vocabulary Examples

Word Reading Meaning Meta
締める しめる to tie, to fasten, to tighten common JLPT-N5 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
閉まる しまる to be shut, to close, to be closed common JLPT-N5 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
締め切り しめきり deadline, closing, cut-off common JLPT-N2 JLPT-N1 Noun
締め切る しめきる to close up, to shut up (e.g. behind doors) common JLPT-N2 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
締め出す しめだす to shut out, to bar, to lock out, to exclude common Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
締結 ていけつ conclusion, execution (of a contract), entering (into treaty) common Noun, Suru verb
締め付ける しめつける to tighten, to fasten tight, to constrict, to compress Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
締まり屋 しまりや thrifty person, stingy person, tight-fisted person Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
締め切り日 しめきりび time limit, closing day, deadline Noun
締めくくる しめくくる to bring to a finish Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
締め しめ tying up, binding, fastening, tightening common Noun
締め付け しめつけ pressure, clamping, tightening, fastening common Noun
締約 ていやく conclusion of a treaty common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
締まり しまり closing (properly), shutting Noun
しめ縄 しめなわ rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil Noun
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