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しめる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
締める
BOOST
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)
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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.
しめる
BOOST
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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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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   
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