Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6

JLPT level: N3

951 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: closed, shut

Kunyomi: と.じる と.ざす し.める し.まる た.てる

Onyomi: ヘイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: もんがまえ

Meaning: gate

Strokes: 8

Examples

Examples with audio

鎖的な(へいさてきな)   unsociable, closed

する(かいへいする)   open and close

会する(へいかいする)   close a meeting

店する(へいてんする)   close shop

じる(とじる)   close, end, shut [v.t.]

ざす(とざす)   shut, be filled with anxiety [v.t.]

める(しめる)   close [v.t.]

まる(しまる)   close [v.i.]

Onyomi Examples

ヘイサ closing, closure, shutdown, lockout

ヘイカイ closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)

カイヘイ opening and shutting, opening and closing

ユウヘイ confinement, imprisonment, incarceration

Kunyomi Examples

じる とじる to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.), to shut

ざす とざす to shut, to close, to fasten, to lock, to block (a street, entrance, etc.), to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.), to shut off, to cut off, to cover (e.g. in darkness), to consume (with negative feelings), to fill (e.g. with sadness), to bury (e.g. in grief)

める しめる to close, to shut

まる しまる to be shut, to close, to be closed, to be firm (of a body, face, etc.), to be well-knit, to be locked, to tighten, to be tightened, to become sober, to become tense

てる たてる to shut, to close