締

15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

tighten, tie, shut, lock, fasten

Kun'yomi
  • しまる
    		to be shut ②to be firm (of a body, face, etc.) ③to be locked ④to tighten
  • しまり
    		closing ②firmness
  • しめる
    		to tie ②to wear (necktie, belt) ③to kill (fish, poultry, etc.)
  • -しめ
  • -じめ
On'yomi
  • テイ

Main Radical

糸(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

しまるしまりしめる-しめ-じめ 96.2%
テイ 3.8%

Character 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)

Common Words

にぎ
握
　
り
し
締
　
め
　
る
to grasp tightly
し
締
　
め
　
る
to tie ②to wear (necktie, belt) ③to kill (fish, poultry, etc.)
し
締
　
め
tying up ②total ③counter for bundles (of wood, cotton, etc.) ④counter for reams of 2000 sheets of Japanese writing paper
し
締
　
め
き
切
　
り
deadline ②closing (a door, window, etc.) ③cofferdam
ひ
引
　
き
し
締
　
め
　
る
to tighten
か
噛
　
み
し
締
　
め
　
る
to chew thoroughly ②to reflect upon
し
締
　
め
つ
付
　
け
　
る
to tighten ②to control strictly
と
戸
じ
締
　
ま
　
り
locking up (doors and windows)
と
取
　
り
し
締
　
ま
　
る
to manage ②to crack down on
と
取
　
り
し
締
　
ま
　
り
control
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References

Unicode hex code 7DE0
JIS X 0208 1-36-89
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3581
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4549
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1393
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Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6a9.11
Four corner code 2092.7
De Roo Code 2744