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tighten

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Readings

On readingテイ

Kun readingし.まる、し.まり、し.める、-し.め、-じ.め

Jōyō Grade 8

to tie
to fasten
to tighten
to wear (necktie, belt)
to put on

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical糸silk 纟variant

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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thread (糸) · spiderman · sovereign · vase · stand up (立) · apron · crown (冖) · towel

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1440

Compound words

締めるしめる

to tie; to fasten; to tighten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on

締め切るしめきる

to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)

締結するていけつする

to conclude

締結ていけつ

conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)

締約ていやく

conclusion of a treaty

締めしめ

tying up; binding; fastening; tightening; total

取締役とりしまりやく

company director; board member

取締法とりしまりほう

control law

戸締まりとじまり

locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors

取締役会とりしまりやくかい

board of directors; board of directors' meeting

締め切りしめきり

deadline; closing; cut-off; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam

締め出すしめだす

to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude

締め付けしめつけ

pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening

to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)

取り締まるとりしまる

to manage; to control; to supervise; to oversee; to command

取り締まりとりしまり

control; management; supervision

引き締めるひきしめる

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

Additional Examples

彼は夏の熱い時期にネクタイを締めるのをいやがる。

He hates wearing a tie during the summer heat.tatoeba

彼はスーツにネクタイを締めてとてもかっこよく見えた。

He looked quite handsome in his suit and tie.tatoeba

大袖の腰に締める。

It is worn over osode, around the waist.wiki

何れも、相撲の廻しと同様に締める。

Each type of shimekomi is worn by tightening in the same way as a mawashi for a sumo wrestler.wiki

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