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    3. しめる

    しめる

    しめる

    auxiliary verb indicating the causative voice

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    しめる

    Auxiliary, Verb

    1.
    auxiliary verb indicating the causative voice
    formal or literary term
    2.
    auxiliary verb indicating the permissive voice
    formal or literary term
    3.
    auxiliary verb strengthening the honorific notion
    honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) languageformal or literary term

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    Kana that make up this word

    し
    shi
    め
    me
    る
    ru
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