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Level VII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 885 / 2,608

Tighten

On’yomi
てい
Kun’yomi
し
Radical
糸 Silk (Kangxi 120)

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

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

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 tieN5
締切 しめきり closing,cut-off,end,deadline,Closed,No EntranceN2
締め切る しめきる to shut upN2

締 is rank 885 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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