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閉 と.じる、と.ざす、し.める、し.まる、た.てる closed, shut 3 951 11 169 もん・もんがまえ・かどがまえ 会意 Compound Ideographic The gates are too big to be closed by man. Only a genie can. "Close sesame!".

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ヘイ へ 閉鎖(へいさ): closing; closure; shutdown; lockout; unsociable閉会(へいかい): closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)閉じる(とじる): to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut閉まる(しまる): (1) to be shut; to close; to be closed (2) to be locked (3) to tighten; to be tightened (4) to become sober; to become tense閉める(しめる): to close; to shut閉口(へいこう): (1) dumbfounded; stumped; at one's wits end; nonplussed (2) annoyed 6 門: gate; counter for cannons才: genius; years old; cubic shaku 門 8 (none) closed Alright none of you GENIUSES could figure out how the door is CLOSED, so I invented these. They are called the SALOON DOORS. With these, you don't need to.

Kanji	閉
Onyomi	ヘイ
Kunyomi	と.じる、と.ざす、し.める、し.まる、た.てる
Nanori	へ
English	closed, shut
Examples	閉鎖(へいさ): closing; closure; shutdown; lockout; unsociable 閉会(へいかい): closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.) 閉じる(とじる): to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut 閉まる(しまる): (1) to be shut; to close; to be closed (2) to be locked (3) to tighten; to be tightened (4) to become sober; to become tense 閉める(しめる): to close; to shut 閉口(へいこう): (1) dumbfounded; stumped; at one's wits end; nonplussed (2) annoyed
JLPT Level	3
Jouyou Grade	6
Frequency	951
Components	門: gate; counter for cannons 才: genius; years old; cubic shaku
Number of Strokes	11
Kanji Radical	門
Radical Number	169
Radical Strokes	8
Radical Reading	もん・もんがまえ・かどがまえ
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	closed
Koohii Story 1	The gates are too big to be closed by man. Only a genie can. "Close sesame!".
Koohii Story 2	Alright none of you GENIUSES could figure out how the door is CLOSED, so I invented these. They are called the SALOON DOORS. With these, you don't need to.

Shut Closed Meeting Close 閉 ヘイ と.じる、と.ざす、し.める、し.まる、た.てる へ

Shut Closed Meeting Close 閉ヘイと.じる、と.ざす、し.める、し.まる、た.てるへ