締 — kanji meaning “tighten”
締
tighten, tie, shut, lock, fasten
- Meanings
- tighten, tie, shut, lock, fasten
- On'yomi
- テイ (tei)
- Kun'yomi
- し.まる、し.まり、し.める、-し.め、-じ.め
- Strokes
- 15
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #797 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 120
- Chinese reading
- dì — Chinese character page
Words with 締
| 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 |
| 締め付け | しめつけ shimetsuke | pressure; clamping; tightening |
| 締め切る | しめきる shimekiru | to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors) |
| 締約 | ていやく teiyaku | conclusion of a treaty |
| 元締め | もとじめ motojime | manager; controller; administrator |
| 締め出す | しめだす shimedasu | to shut out; to bar; to lock out |
| 戸締まり | とじまり tojimari | locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors |
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