締切

Japanese

Kanji in this term
締	切
し(め) Grade: S	き(り) Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
締め切り 締切り 〆切 〆切り

Etymology

From 締(し)める (shimeru, “fasten, lock, shut”) + 切(き)る (kiru, “cut off by a partition”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕi.me.ki.ri/

Noun

締(しめ)切(きり) • (shimekiri) 

1. closing day, deadline
2. Closed, No Entrance

Derived terms

• 申込締切 (mōshikomi shimekiri): application deadline
• 締切日 (shimekiribi): time limit, closing day, deadline