引(ひ)き締(し)め

ひきしめ

noun

tightening; toning; austerity

1. tightening; firming up; toning

The act of making something tighter, firmer, or more disciplined. Used for physical toning (body), financial austerity (budgets), and figurative tightening (discipline, security).

金融(きんゆう)引(ひ)き締(し)めが続(つづ)いている。

Monetary tightening continues.

夏(なつ)に向(む)けて体(からだ)の引(ひ)き締(し)めを始(はじ)めた。

I started toning my body for summer.

不祥事(ふしょうじ)を受(う)けて、社内(しゃない)の規律(きりつ)引(ひ)き締(し)めが図(はか)られた。

Following the scandal, efforts were made to tighten discipline within the company.

The noun form of 引(ひ)き締(し)める (to tighten, to firm up). Used across a wide range of contexts — from economics and policy to fitness and personal discipline.

Common collocations

金融(きんゆう)引(ひ)き締(し)め — monetary tightening
財政(ざいせい)引(ひ)き締(し)め — fiscal austerity
体(からだ)の引(ひ)き締(し)め — body toning, firming up
規律(きりつ)の引(ひ)き締(し)め — tightening of discipline
引(ひ)き締(し)め策(さく) — austerity measures

Usage

In economic news, 引(ひ)き締(し)め typically refers to central bank policies that restrict money supply (raising interest rates, reducing lending). In fitness and beauty contexts, it refers to toning muscles or firming skin. In organizational contexts, it means enforcing stricter discipline.

Related words

引(ひ)き締(し)める — to tighten (the verb form)
緩和(かんわ) — easing, relaxation; the antonym in economic policy
締(し)め付(つ)け — crackdown, restriction; harsher connotation

Related Words

Related: 緩和(かんわ) (easing, relaxation)

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Added 2026.3.27 8:27 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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