Word Meaning 締め上げる

しめあげる shimeageru

締め上げる is read as しめあげる (shimeageru) and means to put the screws on (a person).

Meaning

English

  1. to put the screws on (a person)
  2. to pursue rigorously
  3. to settle accounts
  4. to constrict (someone, something)
  5. to bind tightly
  6. to wring
  7. to screw up (e.g. a nut)

Reading

Kana

しめあげる

Romaji

shimeageru

Writing Variants

  • 絞め上げる しめあげる shimeageru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 47877 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

締め切る

しめきる

to close up

締める

しめる

to be strict with

締めつける

しめつける

to control strictly

締め切り

しめきり

closing (a door, window, etc.)

締結

ていけつ

fastening (as in a joint)

締約

ていやく

conclusion of a treaty

締め出す

しめだす

to shut out

締め

しめ

closure mark