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締

Kanji 締: meaning "Tighten, Tie, Shut", readings, stroke order

The kanji 締 means "Tighten, Tie, Shut". On'yomi: テイ; kun'yomi: しまる、しめる. JLPT N1 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Tighten, Tie, Shut
On'yomi
テイ
Kun'yomi
しまるしめる
Strokes
15
Level
JLPT N1
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 締

  • 締切 しめきり — deadline
  • 締め切る しめきる — to close, cancel
  • 戸締り とじまり — closing up, locking the doors
  • 取締り とりしまり — control, crackdown, supervision
  • 取り締まる とりしまる — to crack down, to control, to supervise

Stroke order · 15 strokes

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Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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