What does kanji 締 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 締 is tighten.

How is kanji 締 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 締 are し.まる, し.まり, し.める, -し.め, -じ.め; the onyomi readings are テイ.

What is the main radical of kanji 締?

The main radical for kanji 締 is 糸.

What words use kanji 締?

Example words that use kanji 締 include 締める, 締結, 締約, 締めつけ.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

締

Meaning

Kanji 締

tighten

tighten, tie, shut, lock, fasten

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: し.まるし.まりし.める-し.め-じ.め
Onyomi 音読み: テイ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #797
Strokes: 15
Radical: 糸
Components: 亠 • 并 • 冖 • 小 • 巾 • 幺 • 立 • 糸
Kanji Kentei: Level 3
Similar Kanji: 諦 • 蹄 • 碲 • 楴 • 禘 • 帝 • 偙

Related vocabulary

Showing 31 common entries

Showing 31 of 131 entries that include this kanji.

締める

しめる

to be strict with

締結

ていけつ

fastening (as in a joint)

締約

ていやく

conclusion of a treaty

締めつけ

しめつけ

pressure

締め付ける

しめつける

to control strictly

締まり

しまり

closing

締り屋

しまりや

thrifty person

締まらない

しまらない

loose

締まりのない

しまりのない

slack

締まり雪

しまりゆき

tightly-compacted snow (e.g. due to compression under its own weight)

締めくくり

しめくくり

supervision

締めくくりをつける

しめくくりをつける

to bring to a finish

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

ベルトをもう少し強く締めてください。

Please tighten the belt a little more.

ひもをしっかり締めた。

I tied the string tightly.

瓶のふたを固く締めた。

I shut the bottle cap tightly.

店は今日は早く締めた。

The shop closed early today.

社長が最後に金庫を締めた。

The president locked the safe last.

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