閉 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「門」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「門」
- On
- ヘイへい · hei
- Kun
- と(じる)・し(める)to(jiru) · shi(meru)
- Meaning
- to close; shut
Stroke order
Origin
門 "gate" with 才 "a bar"; barring the gate — hence "to close, to shut."
Readings and examples
| Onヘイへいhei | 閉店へいてん閉口へいこう密閉みっぺい |
|---|---|
| Kunとじるtojiru | 閉じるとじる閉じ込めるとじこめる |
| Kunとざすtozasu | 閉ざすとざす |
| Kunしめるshimeru | 閉めるしめる Compare: 締める |
| Kunしまるshimaru | 閉まるしまる Compare: 締まる |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 閉店へいてん
closing (a shop)
- 開閉かいへい
opening and closing
- 幽閉ゆうへい
- 閉塞へいそく
Example
その店は八時に閉まる。
That shop closes at eight.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)