I Love Kanji締める (shimeru)
締める (しめる, shimeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to tie; to fasten”. It appears in JLPT N5 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 N5 (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 締める
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 締める | しめる shimeru |
| Polite (~masu) | 締めます | しめます shimemasu |
| Negative | 締めない | しめない shimenai |
| Polite negative | 締めません | しめません shimemasen |
| Past | 締めた | しめた shimeta |
| Polite past | 締めました | しめました shimemashita |
| Negative past | 締めなかった | しめなかった shimenakatta |
| Te-form | 締めて | しめて shimete |
| Potential | 締められる | しめられる shimerareru |
| Passive | 締められる | しめられる shimerareru |
| Causative | 締めさせる | しめさせる shimesaseru |
| Volitional | 締めよう | しめよう shimeyou |
| Imperative | 締めろ | しめろ shimero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 締めれば | しめれば shimereba |
Kanji in 締める
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 締める.
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
Source: JMdict entry 1436570 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.