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しめる

Reading: しめる

This form has 2 sense entries in the corpus. All shown below.

Sense 1

verb-2

ENto close (transitive)

HIबंद करना (सकर्म.)

Section: 28. Verbs - Group 2 (る-verbs) · Pitch: mora=3, drop=2

Common collocations

Examples

JAドアを しめます。
ENI close the door.
JA出る 前に まどを しめて ください。
ENPlease close the window before leaving.
JAまどを しめて ください。
ENPlease close the window.

Often appears with

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Sense 2

verb-2

ENto tie / fasten / tighten (distinct from しめる "to close")

HIबाँधना / कसना

Section: 28. Verbs - Group 2 (る-verbs) · Pitch: mora=3, drop=2

Common collocations

Examples

JAドアを しめます。
ENI close the door.
JAくつの ひもを しっかり しめます。
ENI tighten my shoelaces firmly.
JAネクタイを きちんと しめて ください。
ENPlease tie your necktie properly.

Often appears with

n5-133