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8 words matching 'しめる' found
しめる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
占める
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Reading : しめる   
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to occupy; to hold
2. to account for; to make up; to take up
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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占める is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 34,000 (about 17,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 3395 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 2401
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
ほん
かれ
へや
部屋
だいぶぶん
大部分
めている

Books occupy most of his room.
しんちょう
慎重
ゆうき
勇気
たいはん
大半
める

Discretion is the better part of valor.
かれ
かいしゃ
会社
じゅうよう
重要
ちい
地位
めている

He occupies a prominent position in the firm.
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 59,000 (about 6,860,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 9109
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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しめる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
締める
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Reading : しめる   
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to tie; to fasten
2. to total; to sum  (see also: 〆る:しめる)
3. to be strict with  (see also: 緊める:しめる)
4. to economize; to economise; to cut down on
5. to salt; to marinate; to pickle; to make sushi adding a mixture of vinegar and salt
6. to wear (necktie); to put on (necktie)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 2 (among the 1,500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 144,286 which gives a rank of 1,601
締める is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 52,000 (about 12,100,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N5 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 268 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 16430
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 22 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
かれ
なつ
あつ
じき
時期
ネクタイ
める
いやがる
He hates wearing a tie during the summer heat.
くち
さいふ
財布
める
とく

Keep your purse and your mouth closed.
かのじょ
彼女
さいふ
財布
ひもしっかり
めていた

She kept a tight rein on the purse strings.
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 56,000 (about 7,110,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 22 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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しめる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
絞める
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Reading : しめる   
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to strangle; to constrict
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 81,027 which gives a rank of 11,304
絞める is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 110,000 (about 1,390,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 31 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
ざせき
座席
ベルト
なりタバコ
えんりょくだ
遠慮下
さいませ

Please fasten your seat belts, and kindly refrain from smoking.
まわた
真綿
くび
める
ような
かた
しないで
ねが
からもっとはっきり
ってくれない

Stop trying to make us follow all these subtle clues. I wish you would say what you want to say more clearly.
かれ
トレード
してたら
スターズ
じぶん
自分
くび
める
ことなっていた
The Stars must be kicking themselves for giving him the boot.
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 59,000 (about 6,720,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 31 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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しめる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
閉める
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Reading : しめる   
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to close; to shut
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 3 (among the 3,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 124,185 which gives a rank of 3,161
閉める is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 72,000 (about 4,250,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N5 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 184 (see iKnow! collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 25 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
どうかドア
めてくれません

Will you please shut the door?
わたし
ぜんぶ
全部
めて

Locking all the doors, I went to bed.
ドア
めて

Shut the door.
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しめる
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 56,000 (about 7,110,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 25 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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しめる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
しめる
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be wet; to become wet; to be damp; to be moist
2. to be in low spirits; to feel depressed  (often as 湿って or 湿った; this meaning is restricted to reading しめる)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 91,134 which gives a rank of 7,682
しめる is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 58,000 (about 6,780,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 46 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
この
つち
さいきん
最近
あめ
ために
しめ
湿
っている

This earth is moist owing to the recent rain.
うみ
から
かぜ
しめ
湿
っている

Winds from the sea are moist.
かれ
タオル
みず
しめ
湿
した
He wet the towel with water.
湿る
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Readings : しめる    しとる   
湿る can be read in 2 ways: しめる (90%), しとる (10%).
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 166,000 (about 461,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 4046 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 14938
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 46 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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しめる is an exact match with the following word:
しめる
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ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
to make; to let  (see also: 使む, 成らしめる; old causative verbal ending; archaic)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 8 (among the 30,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 58,001 which gives a rank of 17,904
• Google Japan frequency rank: 65,000 (about 5,510,000 results)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 3762
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Example sentences:
それ
ちょうき
長期
あんてい
安定
そうぎょう
操業
かのう
可能
ならしめる
That makes it possible to operate it stably for a long time.
りょうしん
良心
かれ
くる
しめた

His conscience stung him.
どうぞドアしめてください
Close the door, please.
しめる is the reading of the following word:
〆る
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Reading : しめる   
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to total; to sum  (see also: 締める:しめる)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 12 (among the 180,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 201 which gives a rank of 177,757
• Google Japan frequency rank: 67,000 (about 5,090,000 results)
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しめる is the reading of the following word:
緊める
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Reading : しめる   
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to be strict with  (see also: 締める:しめる)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 11 (among the 150,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 22,641 which gives a rank of 129,493
• Google Japan frequency rank: 156,000 (about 518,000 results)
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セン   しめる to occupy, hold   うらな to tell fortunes   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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divining rod
テイ   しめる to close; to fasten   しまる to be closed   
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テイ    sovereign   
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
cover; covered   
キン   turban; cloth
シ   いと thread   
コウ   しぼ to wring; to squeeze   しめる to wring; to strangle   しまる to be strangled; to be constricted   
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コウ   mix; mixed   まぜる to mix, stir   まざる    まじる to be mixed together   まじえる to mix, intersperse   まじわる to intersect   か to take turns   かわす to exchange   
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ロク   むっ six   む    むい    む    
フ   ちち father   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
crossed swords
ヘイ   closed   しまる to be closed   しめる to close   とじる to close, to finish   とざす to shut, to lock   
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katakana 'o'
モン   かど gate   
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湿
シツ   damp   しめ to be/become damp   しめ to moisten   
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when the sun is almost lined up
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
almost lined up
スイ   みず water   
しめ closed, fastened   
キン    tight, tense, hard   
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かた hard   
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シン   ジン    subject, retainer   
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また again   
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