Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 閉じる · ichidan verb
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 閉と じる 閉と じない Polite 閉と じます 閉と じません Past polite 閉と じました 閉と じませんでした Past 閉と じた 閉と じなかった Te-form 閉と じて 閉と じないで Desire 閉と じたい 閉と じたくない Potential 閉と じられる also 閉と じれる 閉と じられない also 閉と じれない Passive 閉と じられる 閉と じられない Causative 閉と じさせる 閉と じさせない Causative passive 閉と じさせられる 閉と じさせられない Volitional 閉と じよう Polite volitional 閉と じましょう Imperative 閉と じろ 閉と じるな Conditional 閉と じれば 閉と じなければ Tara conditional 閉と じたら 閉と じなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 閉と じる to close something (a book, file, laptop, etc.)
I closed the book after finishing it.
〈 物もの 〉 が 閉と じる for something (a door, flower, shutter, etc.) to close by itself
The petals close up when night falls.
会かい 議ぎ を 閉と じる to close/end a meeting or session
The chairperson closed the meeting.
ファイルを 閉と じる to close a computer file or window
Please close the file when you're done working.
Expressions 幕まく を 閉と じる lower the curtain; end a performance · come to an end; finish 目め を 閉と じる close one's eyes; shut one's eyes · die; pass away Transitive / intransitive 閉じる is used both transitively and intransitively: as a transitive verb in 本を閉じる (to close a book) and as an intransitive verb in ドアが閉じる (the door closes).
Related words· 8 閉める is the everyday transitive verb for shutting doors, windows, or shops, while 閉じる more naturally applies to books, eyes, files, and meetings.
閉ざす is a more literary or abstract word for shutting something (often metaphorically, like 心を閉ざす ), whereas 閉じる is the common, neutral verb for closing.
終わる simply means something comes to an end, while 閉じる specifically frames that ending as a formal 'closing,' as with a meeting or event.
閉じる is a general verb for closing things like books, doors, or eyes, while つぶる is used specifically for closing one's eyes.
Show 4 more Show fewer 閉じる is a general word for closing books, eyes, files, or meetings, while 閉まる is used specifically for things like doors, windows, and shops closing.
閉じる is the common native verb for closing books, eyes, or software windows, whereas クローズ is often used in business or IT contexts for the same idea.
閉じる is a more literary/general word for closing things such as books, eyes, or meetings, while 締め切る specifically emphasizes sealing a door, window, or room tightly shut.
閉じる describes a deliberate or natural closing action, like a door or a wound, while 塞がる stresses that an opening has become obstructed or filled.
Opposites 開く means to open, the direct opposite of 閉じる , and like 閉じる it can be used both transitively and intransitively for books, eyes, doors, and meetings.
Don't confuse with 綴じる (same reading as 閉じる ) means to bind or staple papers together, not to close something.
閉じる is a plain transitive/intransitive verb meaning 'to close' (a book, eyes, etc.), whereas 閉じこもる specifically means to shut oneself inside a place.
閉じる simply means to close something (a book, door, eyes), without the added nuance of sealing or blocking access that 封じる carries.
閉じる simply means to close something like a door or book, while 閉じ込める adds the sense of trapping something or someone inside after closing.
Word family lock up; shut in; confine
shut oneself away; seclude oneself
closing bracket; closing parenthesis
closing tag; end tag
closed system
Written forms 閉と じる Usage 94%
Standard common kanji spelling for closing or shutting something, and for something closing.
とじる Usage 7%
Etymology Written with 閉 , the kanji conventionally associated with shutting or closing. The verb reading とじる is native Japanese; the exact historical derivation is not specified.
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