JLPT N2 · Noun

締め切り (shimekiri)

締め切り (しめきり, shimekiri) is a Japanese noun meaning “deadline; closing”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しめきり
Romaji: shimekiri
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

deadline; closing; cut-off · noun · also written as 〆切(り)
closing (a door, window, etc.) · noun · also written as 閉め切り
cofferdam · noun

Example sentences

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.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 締め切り

締

tighten, tie, shutテイ・し.まる・し.まり · 15 strokes

切

cut, cutoff, be sharpセツ・サイ・き.る・-き.る · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 締め切り.

締めるしめるto tie締切しめきり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切手きってstamp (postage)切符きっぷticket切るきるto cut大切たいせつimportant親切しんせつkind切れきれpiece切りきりend適切てきせつappropriate

Source: JMdict entry 1594590 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.