締め切る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 締め切る | 締め切らない |
| Polite | 締め切ります | 締め切りません |
| Past polite | 締め切りました | 締め切りませんでした |
| Past | 締め切った | 締め切らなかった |
| Te-form | 締め切って | 締め切らないで |
| Desire | 締め切りたい | 締め切りたくない |
| Potential | 締め切れる | 締め切れない |
| Passive | 締め切られる | 締め切られない |
| Causative | 締め切らせる | 締め切らせない |
| Causative passive | 締め切らせられるalso 締め切らされる | 締め切らせられないalso 締め切らされない |
| Volitional | 締め切ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 締め切りましょう | |
| Imperative | 締め切れ | 締め切るな |
| Conditional | 締め切れば | 締め切らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 締め切ったら | 締め切らなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
close up; shut tightly
Physically closing something completely so that it cannot be opened easily or air/light cannot pass through. Often used for doors, windows, or rooms.
寒いので窓を締め切ってください。
Please shut the windows tightly because it's cold.
会議中はドアを閉め切っておきましょう。
Let's keep the door closed during the meeting.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
close off; cut off; stop accepting
Used for deadlines, applications, subscriptions, or lists when the period for acceptance ends. Typically written as 締め切る or 締切る.
申し込みは来週の金曜日に締め切ります。
Applications will close next Friday.
定員に達したため、募集を締め切りました。
We have closed the recruitment because we reached the capacity.
I spent the whole day with the room shut up tight.
We will close the registration for participation tomorrow.
We will close applications at the end of this month.
The application will close on Friday.
締め切る means to close off an entry period or deadline (e.g. applications), not to terminate an ongoing activity like 打ち切る does.
Rare variant for physical closing; 閉め切る is preferred.
Stylized abbreviation using 〆; seen in informal deadline notices.