Japanese symbol for “clamping”
締め付け
しめつけ
Romaji: shimetsuke
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
In Japanese, clamping is 締め付け, read しめつけ (shimetsuke).
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Meanings
- n pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
Written forms: 締め付け、締めつけ、締付け、締付. Readings: しめつけ.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 取締役 | とりしまりやく torishimariyaku | company director; board member |
| 締め切り | しめきり shimekiri | deadline; closing; cut-off |
| 引き締め | ひきしめ hikishime | tightening |
| 締結 | ていけつ teiketsu | conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty) |
| 締める | しめる shimeru | to tie; to fasten; to tighten |
| 締め | しめ shime | tying up; binding; fastening |
| 付近 | ふきん fukin | neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity |
| 付属 | ふぞく fuzoku | being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to) |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.