締
tighten, tie, shut, lock, fasten
Grade Level
Grade 8
Stroke Count
15 strokes
Radical
糸部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
テイ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
しまる, しまり, しめる, -しめ, -じめ
Common Readings
テイ, し…まる, し…める
Example Vocabulary
締める
しめる
to fasten; to tighten; to tie
締め付ける
しめつける
to tighten, to constrict
握り締める
にぎりしめる
to grip tightly, to clench
抱き締める
だきしめる
to hug tightly, to embrace
引き締める
ひきしめる
to tighten, to pull together
引き締まる
ひきしまる
to tighten up, to become taut
締まる
しまる
to tighten, to become firm
噛み締める
かみしめる
to bite down on, to savor
締め上げる
しめあげる
tighten up, squeeze, extort
気を引き締める
きをひきしめる
to brace oneself, to be on one's guard
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