deadline; closing date; time limit
Refers to the specific date by which something must be submitted or completed. Often used in official, academic, or business contexts.
The deadline for the report is next Friday.
応募の締め切り日を過ぎた申し込みは受け付けられません。
Applications submitted after the closing date will not be accepted.
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency news term.
Common abbreviated kanji spelling.
Uses the shorthand character 〆 for 締め; seen in informal or handwritten contexts.
Variant using the character 乄; very uncommon.
Compound of 締め切り (shimekiri, 'deadline, closing') + 日 (hi, 'day'), with rendaku voicing hi → bi.