締める

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Japanese

See also 締まる

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「締める」
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		締める しめる
Imperative (命令形) 締めろ しめろ
Key constructions
Passive 締められる しめられる
Causative 締めさせる しめさせる
Potential 締められる しめられる
Volitional 締めよう しめよー
Negative 締めない しめない
Negative perfective 締めなかった しめなかった
Formal 締めます しめます
Perfective 締めた しめた
Conjunctive 締めて しめて
Hypothetical conditional 締めれば しめれば

Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
締
し
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Verb

締(し)める • (shimeru) transitive ichidan (stem 締(し)め (shime), past 締(し)めた (shimeta))

  1. to fasten
  2. (cooking) to kill (fish)
  3. (cooking) to rinse and chill (noodles) in cold water
Conjugation
Conjugation of "締める" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 締め しめ shime
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 締め しめ shime
Shūshikei ("terminal") 締める しめる shimeru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 締める しめる shimeru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 締めれ しめれ shimere
Meireikei ("imperative") 締めよ¹
締めろ² 		しめよ¹
しめろ² 		shimeyo¹
shimero²
Key constructions
Passive 締められる しめられる shimerareru
Causative 締めさせる
締めさす 		しめさせる
しめさす 		shimesaseru
shimesasu
Potential 締められる
締めれる³ 		しめられる
しめれる³ 		shimerareru
shimereru³
Volitional 締めよう しめよう shimeyō
Negative 締めない
締めぬ
締めん 		しめない
しめぬ
しめん 		shimenai
shimenu
shimen
Negative continuative 締めず しめず shimezu
Formal 締めます しめます shimemasu
Perfective 締めた しめた shimeta
Conjunctive 締めて しめて shimete
Hypothetical conditional 締めれば しめれば shimereba
¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
³ Colloquial potential

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
締
し
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
〆る

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

締(し)める • (shimeru) transitive ichidan (stem 締(し)め (shime), past 締(し)めた (shimeta))

  1. to total; to sum
Conjugation
Conjugation of "締める" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 締め しめ shime
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 締め しめ shime
Shūshikei ("terminal") 締める しめる shimeru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 締める しめる shimeru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 締めれ しめれ shimere
Meireikei ("imperative") 締めよ¹
締めろ² 		しめよ¹
しめろ² 		shimeyo¹
shimero²
Key constructions
Passive 締められる しめられる shimerareru
Causative 締めさせる
締めさす 		しめさせる
しめさす 		shimesaseru
shimesasu
Potential 締められる
締めれる³ 		しめられる
しめれる³ 		shimerareru
shimereru³
Volitional 締めよう しめよう shimeyō
Negative 締めない
締めぬ
締めん 		しめない
しめぬ
しめん 		shimenai
shimenu
shimen
Negative continuative 締めず しめず shimezu
Formal 締めます しめます shimemasu
Perfective 締めた しめた shimeta
Conjunctive 締めて しめて shimete
Hypothetical conditional 締めれば しめれば shimereba
¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
³ Colloquial potential
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