Japanese

める

ひきしめる
Meaning: to tighten; to brace (oneself); to restrain (spending)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 引き締める 引き締めない
Polite 引き締めます 引き締めません
Past 引き締めた 引き締めなかった
Polite + Past 引き締めました 引き締めませんでした
Te-form 引き締めて 引き締めなくて
Potential 引き締められる 引き締められない
Passive 引き締められる 引き締められない
Causative 引き締めさせる 引き締めさせない
Imperative 引き締めろ 引き締めるな

Handwriting

引
き
締
め
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Example sentences

I will brace my spirit and commit to the work.
夏に向けて、二の腕を引き締めるエクササイズを始めた。
I started exercises to tone my upper arms for summer.

Usage Notes

Can mean to physically tighten a rope, to mentally focus or become tense, or to reduce unnecessary expenses.

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