# 閉 — close; shut

閉 means “close; shut”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: ヘイ (hei). Kun'yomi: と(じる) (tojiru), し(める) (shimeru). You'll see it in words such as 閉じる (tojiru, “to close; to shut”).

- Meaning: close; shut
- On'yomi: ヘイ (hei)
- Kun'yomi: と(じる) (tojiru), し(める) (shimeru)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Hands at work 2

## How to remember 閉

Parts: 門 gate · 才 talent

## Words with 閉

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 閉じる | とじる (tojiru) | to close; to shut |
| 閉める | しめる (shimeru) | to close; to shut |
| 閉じこもる | とじこもる (tojikomoru) | to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away |

## Don't confuse it with

[開](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/open/) · [蒸](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/steam/)

## More in the “Hands at work 2” set

[触](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/touch/) · [届](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/deliver/) · [閉](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/close/) · [包](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/wrap/) · [折](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/fold/) · [贈](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/gift/) · [操](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/manipulate/) · [詰](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/cram/)

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