Kanji N3

閉: closed, shut

閉 is a JLPT N3 kanji meaning closed, shut, written with 11 strokes. It is read ヘイ (on) and とじる, とざす, しめる (kun). Children in Japan learn it in grade 6. You will see it in 閉じる (とじる, to close) and 閉める (しめる, to close).

閉

Meanings

  • closed
  • shut
Strokes11
JLPT levelN3
School gradeGrade 6
Frequency#951 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • ヘイ

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • とじる
  • とざす
  • しめる
  • しまる
  • たてる

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

Watch the stroke order

Every stroke in order, the live one in vermilion. Replay as often as you like.

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Now draw it

Trace each stroke in order. Wrong direction or wrong order gets flagged right away.

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Your turn: draw stroke 1 of 11. Start at the dot.

Common words with 閉

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 閉じるとじる

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

    JLPT N3
  • 閉めるしめる

    to close; to shut

    JLPT N5
  • 閉まるしまる

    to be shut; to close; to be closed

    JLPT N5
  • 閉会へいかい

    closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)

    JLPT N2
  • 閉鎖へいさ

    closing; closure

    JLPT N1
  • 閉口へいこう

    to be stumped; to be at a loss

    JLPT N1
  • 閉店へいてん

    closing up shop (for the day)

  • 閉ざすとざす

    to shut; to close; to fasten; to lock

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY.