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Kanji Detail for 閉 - "to close, to shut, to end"

閉

  • Meaning

    閉 means "to close, to shut, to end."

    1. Close - To shut; to seal; to lock.

    2. End - To conclude; to finish; to terminate.

    3. Confine - To shut in; to imprison.

    4. Lock - A bolt; a door latch hole.

  • Words using 閉

    • 閉鎖 へいさ Listen closing; closure; shutdown
    • 閉会 へいかい Listen closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
    • 閉幕 へいまく Listen falling of the curtain; (coming to an) end; close
    • 閉店 へいてん Listen closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
    • 開閉 かいへい Listen opening and shutting; opening and closing
    • 自閉症 じへいしょう Listen autism
    • 閉じる とじる Listen to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
    • 閉める しめる Listen to close; to shut

  • Four-character idioms with 閉

    • 羞月閉花 しゅうげつへいか Listen the charms of a uniquely beautiful woman
    • 羞花閉月 しゅうかへいげつ Listen the charms of a uniquely beautiful woman
    • 蟄居閉門 ちっきょへいもん Listen house arrest; being placed in confinement at home
    • 閉口頓首 へいこうとんしゅ Listen being at a complete loss as to what to do; being at one's wit's end; being at a loss for an answer
    • 閉月羞花 へいげつしゅうか Listen charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; great beauty
    • 閉門蟄居 へいもんちっきょ Listen house arrest; being placed in confinement at home

  • Tattoo check: 閉

    • Verified meaning: to close, to shut, to end
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ふくお, ふくづか, ふくなが, みねお)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 閉

    Surnames 閉(ふくお)Listen 閉(ふくづか)Listen 閉(ふくなが)Listen 閉(みねお)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    closed; shut

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    shut, close; obstruct, block up

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to shut, to close; to obstruct, to block

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To close a door. The opposite of 開. As in being blocked is called 閉塞. Not being open is called 閉藏. Not interacting with outsiders is called 閉關自守.

  • Onyomi

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    hei(ヘイ) ヘイ

  • Kunyomi

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    shi.maru(し-まる) し-まる

    shi.meru(し-める) し-める

    ta.teru(た-てる) た-てる

    to.jiru(と-じる) と-じる

    to.zasu(と-ざす) と-ざす

  • Strokes

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    11 strokes

  • Radical

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    門 (mon・mongamae・kadogamae)

  • Related Keywords

    close end shut contain hide key lock clasp complete conclude confine obstruct seal terminate

Sentences including 閉

  • It being sunday , the shop was closed.

  • He stood still with his eyes closed.

  • Close your eyes and go to sleep.

  • He listened to the music with his eyes closed.

  • The street was deserted after ten.

  • Open your mouth and close your eyes.

  • What time did you shut the shop up last night?

  • The door remained closed.

  • Please close the door quietly.

  • Close the window.

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