締 — tighten/conclude

JLPT N1 kanji · 15 strokes · on'yomi tei · kun'yomi shi·meru.

Thread (糸) drawn taut to a sovereign knot (帝) — fastening.

Example words

• 締める — shimeru — to tighten
• 締結 — teiketsu — conclusion (of a treaty)

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