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戸締まり (とじまり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

戸と締じまり

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

locking up; fastening doors and windows

Refers to the act of securing a house or building by locking or fastening doors and windows, often before leaving or going to bed.

出でかける前まえに戸と締じまりを確かく認にんしてください。
Please check that the doors and windows are locked before going out.
夜よるは戸と締じまりをしっかりしてから寝

ね

ましょう

。

Let's make sure to lock up well at night before going to bed.

Written forms

戸と締じまりUsage46%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
戸と締じまりUsage45%
Variant spelling with simplified second character.
戸とじまりUsage10%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.

Kanji

戸door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
締tighten, tie, shut

Similar words

施せ錠じょう
More formal and technical term for locking, often used in official contexts or for specific locks, while 戸締まり is a general, everyday word for securing a house.
鍵かぎをかける
A common verb phrase meaning 'to lock', focusing on the action of using a key, whereas 戸締まり encompasses the broader routine of checking and securing all entry points.

Etymology

Compound of 戸 (to, 'door') and 締まり (shimari, 'tightening, closing'), from the verb 締まる (shimaru, 'to become tight'). The reading とじまり is a standard kun'yomi combination.