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KanjiN3Grade 6 · 小611 strokesRadical 門

閉 · closed, shut

閉 is a kanji meaning closed, shut. It has 11 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ヘイhei

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • とじるtojiru
  • とざすtozasu
  • しめるshimeru
  • しまるshimaru
  • たてるtateru

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 閉 · 6 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 閉
WordReadingMeaningLevel
閉まるしまるto close, to be closedN5
閉めるしめるto close, to shutN5
閉じるとじるto close (e.g., book, eyes), to shutN3
閉会へいかいclosureN2
閉口へいこうshut mouthN1
閉鎖へいさclosing, closure, shutdownN1

Example sentence

窓を閉めて。

まどをしめて

Close the window.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #140336 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stroke order

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