JLPT N3 · 11 strokes
Kanji 閉: "closed, shut"
The kanji 閉 means "closed, shut". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ヘイ in on'yomi and と.じる, と.ざす, し.める, し.まる, た.てる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヘイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
と.じると.ざすし.めるし.まるた.てる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | closed, shut |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 951 of 2,501 |
Common words with 閉
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 閉じるto close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
- 閉めるto close; to shut
- 目を閉じるfermer les yeux · rendre l'âme, mourir (littéraire)
- 閉じ込めるenfermer, verrouiller, emprisonner, confiner
- 閉まるto be shut; to close; to be closed · to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit
- 閉ざすto shut; to close; to fasten; to lock · to block (a street, entrance, etc.)
- 閉鎖closing; closure · shutdown; lockout
- 閉じこもるto seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
- 開閉opening and shutting; opening and closing
- 口を閉ざすto keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
- 閉店closing up shop (for the day) · stopping business; going out of business
- 幽閉confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
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