1. Noun

   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

   Food, cooking

6. deadline; closing; cut-off

   Abbreviationsee 締め切り

7. choking technique (in judo); stranglehold

   Martial arts

8. closure mark

   written as 〆 over the sealable flap of an envelope

9. Counter

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

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

    see 半紙

Also written 〆【しめ】shime