締め付ける しめつける to tighten #27,211 Meanings also 締めつける · 締付ける ichidan verb, transitive to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to compress to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy); to oppress Its kanji 締 テイ · し.まる、し.まり、し.める、-し.め、-じ.め tighten, tie, shut, lock, fasten 付 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 adhere, attach, refer to, append