closed, shut

About this kanji

The kanji 「閉」 (hei) primarily means "closed" or "shut". It is often used as a verb, with kun'yomi readings such as と.じる (to close) and し.める (to shut). There are several common compounds that feature this kanji. For example, 閉鎖 (へいさ) means "closing" or "shutdown"; 開閉 (かいへい) refers to "opening and shutting"; and 閉店 (へいてん) indicates the act of "closing a shop" at the end of the day. A usage note: while it primarily conveys the action of closing, it can also describe a state of being closed, as in something that is currently not open.

Example sentences

• ドアが静かに閉まった。

  The door closed quietly.

Meanings across languages

English

closed, shut

Tiếng Việt

đóng, khép lại

日本語

閉じる, 閉める

한국어

닫다, 닫히다

中文

关闭, 关闭

id

tertutup, ditutup

th

ปิด, หยุด

es

cerrado, apagado

fr

fermé, éteint

de

geschlossen, zu

pt

fechado, desligado

Common compounds

• 閉鎖へいさclosing, closure, shutdown
• 開閉かいへいopening and shutting, opening and closing
• 閉会へいかいclosure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
• 閉口へいこうto be stumped, to be at a loss, to be at one's wits' end
• 閉店へいてんclosing up shop (for the day), stopping business, going out of business
• 閉幕へいまくfalling of the curtain, (coming to an) end, close
• 自閉症じへいしょうautism
• 閉まるしまるto be shut, to close, to be closed