01
締める
しめる
to tighten, to fasten
Meanings
- tighten
- tie
- shut
- lock
- fasten
Readings
Onyomi
- テイ
Kunyomi
- し.まる
- し.まり
- し.める
- -し.め
- -じ.め
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Useful words
02
締め切り
しめきり
deadline, closing date
03
戸締まり
とじまり
locking up (doors/windows)
04
締結
ていけつ
conclusion (of a contract)
05
締まる
しまる
to be tightened, to be shut
06
取り締まる
とりしまる
to supervise, to crack down on
Compare Kanji
01結Meaning90%tie, bindTightening and tying meet directly in 結.02縛Meaning88%truss, arrest縛 makes the binding stronger and more restrictive than 締.03閉Meaning82%closed, shut閉 adds the shut-tight idea that sits naturally beside 締.04糸Component76%threadThe thread radical makes 締 feel like pulling cord or rope.05帝Component68%sovereign, the emperor帝 marks the knot area in 締, useful apart from the thread side.06束Meaning62%bundle, sheafA bundle in 束 gives another image of things drawn together.