The kanji 閉: meaning, readings and stroke order
閉
- Meaning
- close, shut
- On reading
- ヘイ hei
- Kun reading
- と(じる) tojiru、と(ざす) tozasu、し(める) shimeru、し(まる) shimaru
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 門 gate
- Level
- Level 6 · grade 6
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- đóng, khép (bế)
- Japanese
- しめる。とじる。
- Korean
- 닫다 (폐)
- Chinese
- 关、关闭 (闭)
Readings, words and example sentences
ヘイ hei · on reading
閉店
closing (a store)
この 店は 九時に 閉店します。
This store closes at nine.
と(じる) tojiru · kun reading
閉じる
to close, to shut
本を 閉じて 目を つぶります。
I close the book and shut my eyes.
と(ざす) tozasu · kun reading · less common
閉ざす
to shut, to block
雪で 道が 閉ざされました。
The road was blocked by snow.
し(める) shimeru · kun reading
閉める
to close, to shut
さむいので まどを 閉めます。
It's cold, so I close the window.
し(まる) shimaru · kun reading
閉まる
to close (by itself)
電車の ドアが 閉まりました。
The train doors closed.
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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.