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鎖
1
to shut; to close; to fasten; to lock
2
to block (a street, entrance, etc.)
Examples
日本の米市場は輸入に対し閉ざされている。
Japan's rice market is closed to imports.
3
Usu. in the passive
to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to cut off; to cover (e.g. in darkness)
Examples
湖は氷に閉ざされた。
The lake was bound in ice.
4
Usu. in the passive
to consume (with negative feelings); to fill (e.g. with sadness); to bury (e.g. in grief)
1
closing; closure
Examples
彼らはその学校の閉鎖について討論した。
They debated closing the school.
2
shutdown; lockout
1
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area)
Examples
この港は封鎖されうる。
The harbor can be blocked.
2
freezing (funds)
1
chain; series; connection
Examples
世界の熱帯雨林は、この惑星上の生命が形成する生態学的な連鎖の中で、かけがえのない環をなしているのである。
The world's tropical rainforests are critical links in the ecological chain of life on the planet.
2
Genetics
linkage
1
handcuffs; manacles
Examples
抗議することもできないうちに、僕は手錠をかけられ、留置場に送られていた。
Before I could protest, I was handcuffed and was on my way to prison.
2
手鎖 only; Historical term
confinement in chains (Edo-era judicial corporal punishment)
1
factory closure; factory shutdown
2
lockout (e.g. during industrial dispute)