Kanji

閉

closed, shut

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

門部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ヘイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

とじる, とざす, しめる, しまる, たてる

Common Readings

ヘイ, し…まる, し…める, と…ざす, と…じる

Example sentences

閉じる とじる
閉じて から 寝て ください

Please close the window before you go to sleep.

身を任せる みをまかせる
彼女 心地よい 音楽 調べ 身を任せて 静かに 閉じた

She surrendered herself to the beautiful melody of the music and quietly closed her eyes.

目を閉じる めをとじる
静かに 目を閉じて 昨日 出来事 思い出した

I quietly closed my eyes and remembered yesterday's events.

閉める しめる
寒い から 閉めて ください

It's cold, so please close the window.

ドア ドア
ドア 閉めて ください

Please close the door.

閉じ込める とじこめる
犯人 被害者 暗い 倉庫 閉じ込めた

The criminal locked the victim inside a dark warehouse.

目に遭う めにあう
エレベーター 1 時間 閉じ込められて ひどい 目に遭った

I had a terrible experience being stuck in the elevator for an hour.

閉まる しまる
この 午後 八時 閉まります コンビニ 二十四時間 開いています

This shop closes at 8:00 p.m., but the convenience store next door is open 24 hours.

確かめる たしかめる
出かける 閉まっている 確かめた

I checked if the window was locked before going out.

閉ざす とざす
事故 閉ざして しまった

After the accident, he shut his heart to everyone.

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