Meaning of しめる in Japanese

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Definition of しめる

しめる(shimeru) 【 絞める 】

絞 Kanji Details

  1. (v1, vt) to strangle; to constrict

    座席ベルトをお絞めになり、タバコはご遠慮下さいませ。
    Please fasten your seat belts, and kindly refrain from smoking.

しめる(shimeru) · しとる(shitoru) 【 湿る 】

湿 Kanji Details

  1. (v5r, vi) to be wet; to become wet; to be damp; to be moist

    洗濯物はまだ湿っている。
    The washing is still damp wet.

  2. to be in low spirits; to feel depressed
しめる(shimeru) 【 占める 】

占 Kanji Details

  1. (v1, vt) to comprise (some part of the whole); to account for; to make up (of)
  2. to hold; to occupy

    ギャンブルで味を占めるとなかなか止められない。
    Once you get the taste for gambling, it's hard to give it up.

しめる(shimeru) 【 締める ·〆る ·緊める 】

締〆緊 Kanji Details

  1. (v1, vt) to tie; to fasten

    離陸の際は、シートベルトを締めなくてはならない。
    You must fasten your seat belts during take-off.

  2. to total; to sum
  3. to be strict with
  4. to economize (economise); to cut down on
  5. to make sushi adding a mixture of vinegar and salt
しめる(shimeru) 【 閉める 】

閉 Kanji Details

  1. (v1, vt) to close; to shut
しめる(shimeru)
  1. (v1, aux-v) to make (old causative verbal ending); to let →Related words: 使む , 成らしめる

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