締
締 — Tighten
tighten, tie, shut, lock, fasten
On’yomiテイ (tei)
Kun’yomiしまる (shimaru)
Kun’yomiしまり (shimari)
Kun’yomiしめる (shimeru)
Kun’yomi-しめ (shime)
Kun’yomi-じめ (jime)
Stroke order (15 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 締
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 取締役 | とりしまりやく torishimariyaku | company director; board member |
| 取締役会 | とりしまりやくかい torishimariyakukai | board of directors; board of directors' meeting |
| 締結 | ていけつ teiketsu | conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty) |
| 締め切り | しめきり shimekiri | deadline; closing; cut-off |
| 取り締まり | とりしまり torishimari | control; management; supervision |
| 引き締め | ひきしめ hikishime | tightening |
Study notes
締 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #797 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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