閉 Kanji for shut

N3–N2Grade 611 strokes

shut, closed

Kun: と.じる、と.ざす、し.める、し.まる、た.てる
On: ヘイ

閉 is the Japanese kanji for shut, closed. It is written with 11 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is と.じる、と.ざす、し.める and its on reading is ヘイ.

Stroke order

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Words with 閉

閉とざすto shut, to close, to fasten
閉とじるto close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.), to shut
閉しめるto close, to shut
閉へい鎖さclosing, closure
閉へい会かいclosure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
閉へい店てんclosing up shop (for the day)

Practice 閉 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.