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シメ

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

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

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

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Used in vocabulary (21 in total)

soused mackerel; vinegared mackerel

deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam

rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil

シメククリ

conclusion; end; finish; supervision; management; control

yakishime chinaware; high-fired unglazed ceramics

シメパフェ

parfait eaten at the end of a meal

pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening

shime-waza (judo stranglehold)

tightening

shutout; shutting out; lock-out; freeze-out

decorative string used to hold a kimono sash in place

clamp; clasp; fastener; binding

fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport); killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking); fish killed in a fishtank

wrestler's belt

sum; total

adjustable strap; bracer; lacing

in all; all told

putting on the tsuna

interference; jamming

water-binding; compaction by watering; hydraulic filling; hydraulic tilling

bisque firing; bisque (pottery)