Meanings
Noun
1. deadline; closing; cut-off; end
not 閉め切り, etc.
2. cofferdam
not 閉め切り, etc.
Adjective (の)
Noun
3. closed (door, window, etc.)
not 〆切, etc.
Kanji used
tighten
cut
Pitch accent
めきり
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Composed of
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
Examples (5 in total)
When is the deadline?
I always keep my deadlines.
The deadline is today at 2:30.
I worked all night so as to meet the deadline.
I'm terribly busy because the report deadline is near.