閉 — closed, shut

Readings

On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.

On'yomi

• へい hei

Kun'yomi

• と.じる to.jiru
• と.ざす to.zasu
• し.める shi.meru
• し.まる shi.maru
• た.てる ta.teru

Words that use 閉

A kanji is worth learning for the words it unlocks. These are from the JLPT vocabulary lists.

• 閉まる しまる to be shut JLPT N5
• 閉める しめる to close JLPT N5
• 閉じる とじる to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.) JLPT N3
• 閉会 へいかい closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.) JLPT N2
• 閉口 へいこう to be stumped JLPT N1
• 閉鎖 へいさ closing JLPT N1