シメキリ – Vocabulary details

シメキリ

Meanings

Noun

1. deadline; closing; cut-off

also written as 〆切(り)

2. closing (a door, window, etc.)

also written as 閉め切り

3. cofferdam

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

シ

メキリ

Used in: 3

Composed of

シメ

tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party

キリ

end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

Used in vocabulary (2 in total)

トウヒョウシメキリ

poll closing

モウシコミシメキリ

application deadline

Examples (4 in total)

しめきりシメキリはいつですか？

When is the deadline?

しめきりシメキリは今こん月げつの５いつ日かです。

The deadline is the 5th of this month.

私わたしはいつもしめきりシメキリを守まもっている。

I always keep my deadlines.

レポートのしめきりシメキリが間ま近ぢかに迫せまっているので、私わたしはひどく忙いそがしい。