締め切り日 しめきりび Also written 締切日, 〆切日, 乄切日 Meanings Noun time limit; closing day; deadline Kanji 締 tighten. Read as しめ. 切 cut. Read as きり. 日 day. Read as ひ. Example sentences 彼女は締切日までに仕事を仕上げようと、大いにがんばった。She took great pains to get the job done before the deadline. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists