What does kanji 閉 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 閉 is closed.

How is kanji 閉 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 閉 are と.じる, と.ざす, し.める, し.まる, た.てる; the onyomi readings are ヘイ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 閉?

Kanji 閉 is taught in Jōyō Grade 6.

What is the main radical of kanji 閉?

The main radical for kanji 閉 is 門.

What words use kanji 閉?

Example words that use kanji 閉 include 閉鎖, 閉会, 閉店, 閉じる.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 5

閉

Meaning

Kanji 閉

closed

closed, shut

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: と.じると.ざすし.めるし.まるた.てる
Onyomi 音読み: ヘイ
Nanori 名乗り: へ

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 6
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #951
Strokes: 11
Radical: 門
Components: 一 • ノ • 亅 • 門
Kanji Kentei: Level 5
Similar Kanji: 財 • 釮 • 豺 • 才 • 犲 • 材 • 鼒

Related vocabulary

Showing 30 common entries

Showing 30 of 148 entries that include this kanji.

閉鎖

へいさ

closing

閉会

へいかい

closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)

閉店

へいてん

closing up shop (for the day)

閉じる

とじる

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.)

閉める

しめる

to close

閉じ篭もる

とじこもる

to seclude oneself

閉口

へいこう

to be fed up

閉そく

へいそく

blockage

閉幕

へいまく

falling of the curtain

閉め出す

しめだす

to shut out

閉山

へいざん

closing a mine

閉廷

へいてい

adjourning court

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

ドアが急に閉まった。

the door suddenly shut.

窓を閉じてください。

please close the window.

その店はもう閉店した。

that shop has already closed.

彼は部屋に閉じこもっている。

he is shut away in his room.

大雪で道が閉ざされた。

the road was blocked by heavy snow.

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