し
締
　
め

noun

  1. tie up, bind, fastening, tightening.
  2. sum, total amount, total.
  3. Martial arts term.judo choking (strangling) techniques.
  4. Food term.last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping.
  5. completion, conclusion, rounding off.

counter

  1. counter for bundles, counter for faggots, counter for bundles of 2000 sheets of paper.

noun

Esp. 〆.
  1. end mark, closure mark.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
し
締
　
め
 締め しめ ✔
しめ
〆
 〆 しめ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

tighten, tie, shut
し.まる　テイ (8th, N1)
thread
いと　シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
sovereign, the emperor, god
テイ　みかど (8th, N1)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン　フク　おお.い (11th)