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締 · tighten, tie

締 is a kanji meaning tighten, tie, shut, lock. It has 15 strokes and is on the JLPT N1 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • テイtei

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • しまるshimaru
  • しまりshimari
  • しめるshimeru
  • -しめ-shime
  • -じめ-jime

Practise the N1 kanji

In 第14巻 JLPT N1, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 締 · 6 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 締
WordReadingMeaningLevel
締めるしめるto tie, to fasten, to tightenN5
締め切りしめきりdeadlineN2
締め切るしめきるto close, cancelN2
戸締まりとじまりclosing up, locking the doorsN1
取り締まりとりしまりcontrol, crackdown, supervisionN1
取り締まるとりしまるto crack down, to control, to superviseN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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