閉

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

to close; to shut

Esp. 閉まる

to be shut; to close; to be closed

締まる only

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

to shut; to close; to fasten; to lock

to block (a street, entrance, etc.)

Usu. in the passive

to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to cut off; to cover (e.g. in darkness)

Usu. in the passive

to consume (with negative feelings); to fill (e.g. with sadness); to bury (e.g. in grief)

to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes

to die; to breathe one's last

to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

closing; closure

shutdown; lockout

opening and shutting; opening and closing

closing up shop (for the day)

stopping business; going out of business

confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be nonplussed

to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear; to be annoyed

shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically

to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away

to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk

Also written as 〆切(り)

deadline; closing; cut-off

Also written as 閉め切り

closing (a door, window, etc.)

cofferdam

to lower the curtain (at the end of a play)

to come to an end; to finish

insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive

locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind

blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion

closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)

closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)

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

closing of a gate

(Edo-period) house confinement

Used in ref. to places ending in 園

closing of a park (e.g. theme park, botanical garden, etc.)

falling of the curtain

(coming to an) end; close