締 しめ

shime

1. tying up; binding; fastening; tightening

2. total; sum

3. conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; finish; rounding off

4. final meal after a drinking party

5. dish made after eating a hot pot by adding rice or noodles to the leftover broth

6. deadline; closing; cut-off

7. choking technique (in judo); stranglehold

8. closure mark

9. counter for bundles (of wood, cotton, etc.)

10. counter for reams of 2000 sheets of Japanese writing paper