締め
しめ · shime
Tying up, binding, fastening, tightening
- total, sum
- conclusion (e.g. of a gathering), end, finish, rounding off
- final meal after a drinking party
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Example sentences
シートベルトを締めてください。
しーとべるとをしめてください。
Please fasten your seatbelt.
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シートベルトを締めないと、危ないですよ。
しーとべるとをしめないと、あぶないですよ。
If you don't fasten your seatbelt, it's dangerous.
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レポートの締め切りから、もう一週間も経っているのに、まだ提出していない。
れぽーとのしめきりから、もういっしゅうかんもたっているのに、まだていしゅつしていない。
A week has already passed since the report deadline, yet you haven't submitted it.
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What does 締め mean?
Tying up, binding, fastening, tightening. It can also mean: total, sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering), end, finish, rounding off; final meal after a drinking party.
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しめ (shime). Pitch accent: odaka — falls on the next particle. Press Listen above to hear it.
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