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締め付ける

締めつける、 締付ける

Reading

Kana: しめつける
Romaji: shimetsukeru
Kana
Romaji

Definition

v1
vt
1

to tighten; to press hard

Kanji

Readings: テイ、 し.まる、 し.まり、 し.める、 -し.め、 -じ.め
Meanings: tighten, tie, shut, lock, fasten
Readings: フ、 つ.ける、 -つ.ける、 -づ.ける、 つ.け、 つ.け-、 -つ.け、 -づ.け、 -づけ、 つ.く、 -づ.く、 つ.き、 -つ.き、 -つき、 -づ.き、 -づき
Meanings: adhere, attach, refer to, append

Example Sentences

ここが()めつけられるように(いた)みます。
➥I have a gripping pain here.
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インフレを抑制(よくせい)しようとして金融(きんゆう)政策(せいさく)偏重(へんちょう)すると、金融(きんゆう)、したがって景気(けいき)必要(ひつよう)以上(いじょう)()()けることになりかねない。
➥Excessive reliance on monetary policy an attempt to curb inflation could unnecessarily constrain credit and hence business.
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