締め
Meanings
Noun
1. tying up; binding; fastening; tightening
2. total; sum
3. conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; finish; rounding off
4. final meal after a drinking party
5. dish made after eating a hot pot by adding rice or noodles to the leftover broth
6. deadline; closing; cut-off (Abbreviation)
7. choking technique (in judo); stranglehold
8. closure mark (written as 〆 over the sealable flap of an envelope)
Counter
9. counter for bundles (of wood, cotton, etc.)
10. counter for reams of 2000 sheets of Japanese writing paper
Other spellings
〆しめ
Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
しめ
Used in vocabulary
締めくくり
conclusion; end; finish; settlement; summary; summing up; rounding off; supervision; management; control
Noun
三本締め
threefold repetition of the "ipponjime" 3-3-3-1 hand-clapping pattern to celebrate a conclusion or completion
Noun
板締め
itajime technique; resist-dyeing technique in which folded fabric is clamped between two boards
Noun
Examples3
彼女
She showed them how to fasten their seat belts.
勝って
You must keep up your guard even after a victory.
彼女
She showed the passengers how to fasten their seat belts.