しめつける

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Japanese

Alternative spelling
締め付ける

Etymology

From () (shime, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb ()める (shimeru).) + ()ける (tsukeru).

Pronunciation

Verb

しめつける (shimetsukeruしめつける (simetukeru)?ichidan (stem しめつけ (shimetsuke), past しめつけた (shimetsuketa))

  1. to bind tight; to constrict
    (むね)()()けるような(かな)しみ
    mune o shimetsukeru yō na kanashimi
    sadness that constricts the chest

Conjugation

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN