Info on the Kanji 締

What's a Kanji?
What is this? "締"

Meaning(s)

tighten, tie, shut, lock, fasten

Reading(s)

onyomi TEI
kunyomi shi-maru, shi-meru

Other

stroke count 15
grade s
jlpt level N1
Example words with 締
WordMeaning
おとてい
oto tei
tune
かつてい
katsu tei
fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality / killing fish in a fishtank / fish killed in a fishtank
もとじめ
motojime
manager / boss / controller / promoter
とりしまり
torishimari
control / management / supervision
おびてい
obi tei
decorative string used to hold a kimono sash in place
しめ
shime
tie up / bind / fastening / tightening / sum / total amount / total / judo choking techniques / last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping / completion / conclusion / rounding off / counter for bundles / counter for faggots / counter for bundles of 2000 sheets of
ていわざ
tei waza
shime-waza
ていけつ
teiketsu
conclusion / execution / entering / fastening
ていたか
tei taka
sum / total
ていやき
tei yaki
bisque firing / bisque
しめきり
shimekiri
deadline / closing / cut-off / end / cofferdam / closed
しめび
shimebi
time limit / closing day / deadline
ていつき
tei tsuki
pressure / clamping / tightening / fastening
ていめい
tei mei
forming an alliance / conclusion of a treaty of alliance
ていやく
teiyaku
conclusion of a treaty
いたてい
ita tei
method of making patterns via pressing cloth between carved boards
伊達だててい
date tei
small, thin fabric belt worn over the kimono and under the obi in order to protect the fabric
ひきしめ
hikishime
tightening
おとしめ
oto shime
tune
かつしめ
katsu shime
fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality / killing fish in a fishtank / fish killed in a fishtank
もとじめ
motojime
manager / boss / controller / promoter
とじまり
tojimari
closing up / fastening the doors
つなしめ
tsuna shime
putting on the tsuna
ねしめ
ne shime
pounding down earth around the roots of a tree / adding short branches of flowers to the base of an arrangement in ikebana
Show me more
Example Sentences with 締
飛行機が乱気流に近付いていたため操縦士は乗客にシートベルトをめるよう呼びかけた。

ウィッチヘーゼルは、乾燥させずに毛穴を引きめます。

俺はめ出されてるんだぞ?後ろ暗いことがあるに決まってる。

ここがめつけられるように痛みます。



Back to List

What's a Kanji?

© 2012 - 2015 All rights reserved. Created by Nolan Ritchie