閉
shut; closed
11 strokes. Taught in grade 6. Newspaper frequency rank 951.
Readings
- ヘイ (on reading): 閉鎖 (へいさ) closing; 閉店 (へいてん) closing up shop (for the day)
- しめる (kun reading): 閉める (しめる) to close; 開け閉め (あけしめ) opening and closing
- とじる (kun reading): 閉じる (とじる) to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); 閉じ込める (とじこめる) to lock up
- しまる (kun reading): 閉まる (しまる) to be shut; 閉まり (しまり) closing (properly)
- とざす (kun reading): 閉ざす (とざす) to shut; 殻を閉ざす (からをとざす) to close up like an oyster
- たてる (kun reading)
Components
Words using 閉
- 閉鎖 (へいさ) closing
- 閉店 (へいてん) closing up shop (for the day)
- 閉校 (へいこう) closing a school (for the day)
- 開閉 (かいへい) opening and shutting
- 閉館 (へいかん) closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
- 閉める (しめる) to close
- 開け閉め (あけしめ) opening and closing
- 蓋を閉める (ふたをしめる) to shut the lid
- 閉じる (とじる) to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.)
- 閉じ込める (とじこめる) to lock up
- 閉じこもる (とじこもる) to seclude oneself
- 閉じ込め症候群 (とじこめしょうこうぐん) locked-in syndrome
- 幕を閉じる (まくをとじる) to lower the curtain (at the end of a play)
- 閉まる (しまる) to be shut
- 閉まり (しまり) closing (properly)
- 閉ざす (とざす) to shut
- 殻を閉ざす (からをとざす) to close up like an oyster
- 門戸を閉ざす (もんこをとざす) to close the door (to)
- 口を閉ざす (くちをとざす) to keep one's mouth shut
159 words in all.