閉

JLPT N3

Readings

On’yomi: ヘイ (hei)

Kun’yomi: と(じる), と(ざす), し(める) , し(まる), (to(jiru), to(zasu), shi(meru), shi(masu))

• と(じる) – to close (something like eyes, book, etc.) • と(ざす) – to shut firmly, seal • し(める) – to close (door, shop) • し(まる) – to be closed

Structure

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Vocabulary

閉める

しめる

閉店

へいてん

shop closing

閉会

へいかい

closing meeting

閉鎖

へいさ

closure

密閉

みっぺい

sealed

Example Sentences

ドアを閉めます。

どあをしめます。

I close the door.

閉店です。

へいてんです。

The shop is closed.

閉会します。

へいかいします。

The meeting closes.

閉鎖されます。

へいさされます。

It is shut down.

密閉します。

みっぺいします。

I seal it.

Cultural Note

🔒 The kanji 閉 often symbolizes both physical closure (doors, shops) and emotional closure (心を閉ざす – to shut one’s heart). In Japanese philosophy and literature, opening (開) and closing (閉) form a symbolic duality — representing receptiveness versus protection or withdrawal.