締 – tighten, tie, shut

15 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#797 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 締 means tighten, tie, shut, lock, fasten. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is テイ (tei); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is し.まる、し.まり、し.める、-し.め、-じ.め (shimaru, shimari, shimeru, shime, jime). It is written with 15 strokes, under radical 糸 (no. 120).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	テイ	tei
Kun’yomi	し.まる	shimaru
Kun’yomi	し.まり	shimari
Kun’yomi	し.める	shimeru
Kun’yomi	-し.め	shime
Kun’yomi	-じ.め	jime

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 糸 (Kangxi radical 120). Components: 巾・糸・幺・小・并・立・亠・冖.

Words using 締

締めるしめるto tie締切しめきりdeadline締め切りしめきりdeadline締め切るしめきるto close up戸締りとじまりlocking up (doors and windows)取締りとりしまりcontrol取り締まるとりしまるto manage

Example sentences

離陸の際は、シートベルトを締めなくてはならない。

You must fasten your seat belts during take-off.

Tatoeba #78324

レポートの締め切りが間近に迫っているので、私はひどく忙しい。

I am terribly busy because the report deadline is near.

Tatoeba #192337

レポートの締め切りが間近に迫っているので、私はひどく忙しい。

I am terribly busy because the report deadline is near.

Tatoeba #192337

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