1. tying up; binding; fastening; tightening
2. total; sum
3. conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; finish; rounding off
4. final meal after a drinking party
5. dish made after eating a hot pot by adding rice or noodles to the leftover broth
6. deadline; closing; cut-off
7. choking technique (in judo); stranglehold
8. closure mark
written as 〆 over the sealable flap of an envelope
9. counter for bundles (of wood, cotton, etc.)
10. counter for reams of 2000 sheets of Japanese writing paper