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Meaning of 締める in Japanese
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締める, 〆る, 緊めるJLPT 5
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Kana Readingしめる
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Romajishimeru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to tie; to fasten
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to total; to sum
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to be strict with
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to economize (economise); to cut down on
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to make sushi adding a mixture of vinegar and salt
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Examples of 締める, 〆る, 緊める, しめる in a sentence
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You must fasten your seat belts during take-off.
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Please secure your seat belt during takeoff and landing.
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In North America it is against the law to fail to fasten your seatbelt.
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Tighten the lid so that it doesn't go bad.
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She kept a tight rein on the purse strings.
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She girded her waist with a belt.
Verb Conjugations
Non-Past
- Plain
- 締める
- Plain Polite
- 締めます
- Negative
- 締めない
- Negative Polite
- 締めません
Past
- Plain
- 締めた
- Plain Polite
- 締めました
- Negative
- 締めなかった
- Negative Polite
- 締めませんでした
Te
- Plain
- 締めて
- Plain Polite
- 締めまして
- Negative
- --
- Negative Polite
- --
Passive
- Plain
- 締められる
- Plain Polite
- 締められます
- Negative
- 締められない
- Negative Polite
- 締められません
Related Kanji
締
JLPT 1
15 strokes
tighten, tie, shut, lock, fasten
On'Yomi: テイ
Kun'Yomi: し.まる, し.まり, し.める, -し.め, -じ.め