閉
閉 — Closed
closed, shut
On’yomiヘイ (hei)
Kun’yomiとじる (tojiru)
Kun’yomiとざす (tozasu)
Kun’yomiしめる (shimeru)
Kun’yomiしまる (shimaru)
Kun’yomiたてる (tateru)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 閉
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 閉鎖 | へいさ heisa | closing; closure; shutdown |
| 閉会 | へいかい heikai | closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.) |
| 閉ざす | とざす tozasu | to shut; to close; to fasten |
| 閉幕 | へいまく heimaku | falling of the curtain; (coming to an) end; close |
| 開閉 | かいへい kaihei | opening and shutting; opening and closing |
| 自閉症 | じへいしょう jiheishou | autism |
Study notes
閉 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #951 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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