I Love Kanjiしめる (shimeru)
しめる is a Japanese verb meaning “to tie; to fasten”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- しめる
- Romaji
- shimeru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to tie; to fasten; to tighten · ichidan verb, transitive
- to wear (necktie, belt); to put on · ichidan verb, transitive
- to total; to sum · ichidan verb, transitive
- to be strict with · ichidan verb, transitive
- to economize; to economise; to cut down on · ichidan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of しめる
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | しめる | しめる shimeru |
| Polite (~masu) | しめます | しめます shimemasu |
| Negative | しめない | しめない shimenai |
| Polite negative | しめません | しめません shimemasen |
| Past | しめた | しめた shimeta |
| Polite past | しめました | しめました shimemashita |
| Negative past | しめなかった | しめなかった shimenakatta |
| Te-form | しめて | しめて shimete |
| Potential | しめられる | しめられる shimerareru |
| Passive | しめられる | しめられる shimerareru |
| Causative | しめさせる | しめさせる shimesaseru |
| Volitional | しめよう | しめよう shimeyou |
| Imperative | しめろ | しめろ shimero |
| Conditional (~ba) | しめれば | しめれば shimereba |
Source: JMdict entry 1436570 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.