- 1. [v5s, vt] to shut; to close; to fasten; to lock
- 2. [v5s, vt] to block (a street, entrance, etc.)
- 3. [v5s, vt] to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to cut off; to cover (e.g. in darkness) — usu. in the passive
- 4. [v5s, vt] to consume (with negative feelings); to fill (e.g. with sadness); to bury (e.g. in grief) — usu. in the passive
Kanji in this word
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閉
closed, shutOn: ヘイ (hei)Kun: と.じる (to.jiru)、 と.ざす (to.zasu)、 し.める (shi.meru)、 し.まる (shi.maru)、 た.てる (ta.teru)
Example Sentences
日本の米市場は輸入に対し閉ざされている。
nippon no kome shijou ha yunyuu ni taishi toza sareteiru .
Japan's rice market is closed to imports.
湖は氷に閉ざされた。
mizuumi ha koori ni toza sareta .
The lake was bound in ice.