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閉合 (へいごう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

閉へい合ごう

Meanings

1

noun

closure; closing

Technical term for the act or state of closing, often used in engineering, mechanics, or formal contexts.

バルブの閉へい合ごうを確かく認にんしてください。
Please check the closure of the valve.
回かい路ろの閉へい合ごうにより電でん流りゅうが流ながれ始はじめる。
Current begins to flow upon closure of the circuit.

Kanji

閉closed, shut
合fit, suit, join

Similar words

閉へい鎖さ
閉鎖 is more common and general for 'closure' or 'shutdown', while 閉合 is a rarer, more technical term often used in specific engineering contexts.
開かい閉へい
開閉 means 'opening and closing', often used for switches or doors, whereas 閉合 focuses only on the closing action.

Etymology

Compound of 閉 (へい, 'close') and 合 (ごう, 'join' or 'fit'), literally 'close and join'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a Sino-Japanese technical term.