締 Tighten

Radical Combination

• 糸

  Thread
• 立

  Stand
• 巾

  Towel

Meaning

Primary

Tighten

Mnemonic

You pull on a thread as you stand with a towel wrapped around you. This allows you to tighten the towel.

Hints

Imagine pulling this thread and feeling your towel tighten around you. It's getting so tight that you can barely stand properly, which is probably why the stand radical looks a little weird here.

Readings

On’yomi

てい

Kun’yomi

し

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

You're tightening your towel because you've been eating a lot of tater (てい) tots lately. You want to keep a slim figure, and rather than give up your beloved tater tots, you've just opted to constrict yourself with this towel, corset-style.

Hints

You really don't need to do this, you know — eating tater tots isn't a sin. Tighten that towel just enough to be snug and comfy, and keep enjoying your taters. No one's judging you.