Japanese Dictionary

Reading and JLPT level
引き締める, 引締める
Kana Reading
ひきしめる
Romaji
hikishimeru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Ichidan verb, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
    Example sentence
    ウィッチヘーゼルは、乾燥させずに毛穴を引き締めます。 Witch hazel tightens pores without drying skin.

Examples of 引き締める, 引締める, ひきしめる in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
引き締める
Plain Polite
引き締めます
Negative
引き締めない
Negative Polite
引き締めません

Past

Plain
引き締めた
Plain Polite
引き締めました
Negative
引き締めなかった
Negative Polite
引き締めませんでした

Te

Plain
引き締めて
Plain Polite
引き締めまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
引き締められる
Plain Polite
引き締められます
Negative
引き締められない
Negative Polite
引き締められません

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締 JLPT 1

15 strokes

tighten, tie, shut, lock, fasten

On'Yomi: テイ

Kun'Yomi: し.まる, し.まり, し.める, -し.め, -じ.め

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引 JLPT 4

4 strokes

pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to

On'Yomi: イン

Kun'Yomi: ひ.く, ひ.き, ひ.き-, -び.き, ひ.ける

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