締め切る・閉め切る・〆切る・閉切る・締切る|しめきるshimekiru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
締め切る締め切る is the most common written form. Use it in writing for this verb’s meanings.
閉め切る閉め切る is the second most common written form. It is an alternative kanji-and-kana spelling of the same verb and may appear in writing.
〆切る〆切る is less common than 締め切る and 閉め切る. It is another kanji-and-kana spelling of the same verb.
閉切る閉切る is less common than 締め切る, 閉め切る, and 〆切る. It is a kanji-and-kana variant that may appear in writing.
締切る締切る is the least common of these written forms. It is a kanji-and-kana variant of the same verb, but 締め切る is preferable for beginners.
Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors)
- godan verb, transitive verbto cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)usu. 締め切る
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 締め切る（しめきる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 締め切ります（しめきります） |
| Negative (nai) | 締め切らない（しめきらない） |
| polite (masen) | 締め切りません（しめきりません） |
| classical zu / nu | 締め切らず・締め切らぬ（しめきらず・しめきらぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 締め切った（しめきった） |
| polite (mashita) | 締め切りました（しめきりました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 締め切らなかった（しめきらなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 締め切りませんでした（しめきりませんでした） |
| Te form | 締め切って（しめきって） |
| Potential | 締め切れる（しめきれる） |
| Passive | 締め切られる（しめきられる） |
| Causative | 締め切らせる（しめきらせる） |
| Causative passive | 締め切らせられる・締め切らされる（しめきらせられる・しめきらされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 締め切れば（しめきれば） |
| tara | 締め切ったら（しめきったら） |
| Volitional | 締め切ろう（しめきろう） |
| polite (mashou) | 締め切りましょう（しめきりましょう） |
| Imperative | 締め切れ（しめきれ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Related閉ざすとざすWrittenWritten register. Means to shut or seal off, also to be shut in by snow; 「締め切る」 centers on deadlines or shutting doors and windows tight.
- RelatedクローズNeutralLoanword for closing or ending business, as in 「店をクローズする」; 「締め切る」 is the more everyday choice.
- Related閉鎖へいさWrittenWritten and formal; refers to closing a facility or shutting down a business. 「締め切る」 instead centers on deadlines.
- Related封じるふうじるNeutralMeans to seal something shut or to forbid or block an action; 「締め切る」 centers on deadlines or shutting everything up.
- Related締めるしめるNeutralMeans to tie or tighten, also to settle accounts; 「締め切る」 focuses on cutting off acceptance at a deadline.
- Related閉じるとじるNeutralMeans to close or shut something (a book, eyes) or to end a meeting; 「締め切る」 focuses on deadlines.
- Related閉めるしめるNeutralMeans to close a door or window; 「締め切る」 written 「閉め切る」 adds the nuance of shutting them completely tight.
- Related塞ぐふさぐNeutralMeans to plug or block an opening; 「締め切る」 focuses on shutting tight or on deadlines.
- Related鎖すさすWrittenSame word, also written 「鎖す」; used figuratively too, as in 「心を閉ざす」 (shutting one's heart). Written register.
- Related差し固めるさしかためるWrittenMeans to shut something tight; archaic and rarely used. 「締め切る」 is far more common.
- Related緘するかんするWrittenWritten language; means to seal shut or to silence someone. 「締め切る」 focuses on deadlines.
- Related閉扉へいひWrittenWritten and rare; the closing of a door or gate. In everyday speech say 「閉める」.
- Antonym開けるあけるNeutralMeans to open; the opposite of 「締め切る」 in its sense of shutting tight.
Use 「締め切る」 for cutting off applications at a deadline, as in 「応募を締め切る」, or for shutting doors and windows completely tight. To close a door say 「閉める」; for a facility shutting down say 「閉鎖」; to seal something off say 「閉ざす」; to open say 「開ける」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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