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Japanese
Glyph origin
A 国字 (kokuji, “Japanese-coined character”). From 占める (shimeru), as cursive form of top component ト (also 〆). Then applied to other kanji of the same pronunciation, namely 締め, 閉め, 絞め, and 搾め, all pronounced しめ shime. Sense of “closed, fastened” is due to 閉める (shimeru, “to close”) and 締める (shimeru, “to fasten”).
Kanji
〆 • (shime)
- "letter closed" character (from 閉める, close)
- sum (from 〆高, 締高, sum)
- measurement of paper
- bundle (from 締める, fasten)
Usage notes
〆 is primarily used as an abbreviation for 締め (shime), most commonly in 〆切 (shimekiri), as an abbreviation for 締切 (shimekiri, “deadline; locked (door)”); also 締める (shimeru) as 〆る (shimeru) and 締高 (shimedaka) as 〆高 (shimedaka). It is also sometimes used for 閉め (shime, “closed envelope”). Even more rarely, it is used to abbreviate other kanji, including 絞め (shime), 占め (shime), and 搾め (shime), as in 〆粕 (shimekasu) for 搾め糟 (shimekasu)) There is also occasional use of 乄, as in 乄高 (shimedaka).
Descendants
See also
- (Japanese ligatures and scribal abbreviations) 〆 (shime), 𪜈 (tomo), ゟ (yori), ヿ (koto), 𬼀 (shite), 〼 (masu), ヶ (“graphical abbreviation for 箇”), 々 (“iteration mark”), ゝ (“iteration mark for hiragana”), ヽ (“iteration mark for katakana”) 〱 (“iteration mark for multiple kana”),
