# 締 — Tighten

Frequency rank 885 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 腰 (Waist), less common than 列 (Row).

- On’yomi: てい
- Kun’yomi: し
- Radical: 糸 Silk (Kangxi 120)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

Thread on the left is pulled through flowers and a towel on the right -- threading flowers onto a towel and pulling to tighten the decorative band.

In words:

- 締める しめる — to tie
- 締切 しめきり — closing,cut-off,end,deadline,Closed,No Entrance
- 締め切る しめきる — to shut up

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