“Tying up” in Japanese
Short answer
Tying up in Japanese is “締め” (shime). Full meaning: tying up, binding, fastening, tightening; total, sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering), end, finish, rounding off.
Other ways to say “Tying up” in Japanese
じめ
jime tying up, binding, fastening, tightening; total, sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering), end, finish, rounding off
縛
baku tying up, restraint, restriction, arrest
締
shime tying up, binding, fastening, tightening; total, sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering), end, finish, rounding off
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