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閉 means 'closed'

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Strokes : 11    Frequency: 856   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-19    Grade: 6   Intermediate lesson: 32    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 83 words   Used in 134 words   Used in 58 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ヘイ
Kun
   しまる to be closed   しめる to close   とじる to close, to finish   とざす to shut, to lock
Additional readings
Kun    たてる
Name    へ
Variants
闭 (Chinese)  
Components
⿵  門 gate  オ katakana 'o'  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 閉 is used 7 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 閉 is used 132 times, read 4 ways (with 2 variations).
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ヘイ : 101 words FIND ALL
へ い さ 0
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout; unsociable
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ヘイ (read as ぺい) : 3 words FIND ALL
み っ ぺ い 0
airtight
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とじる : 16 words FIND ALL
と じ る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
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しまる : 9 words FIND ALL
し ま る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be shut; to close; to be closed  (esp. 閉まる)
2. to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit
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たてる : 2 words FIND ALL
た て る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to shut; to close  (see also: 立てる)
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しまる (read as じ) : 1 word FIND ALL
み せ じ ま い 3
Most common form: 店仕舞
closing up shop; stopping business; going out of business
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An additional し.める less common words include 閉 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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More information
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Additional data
Henshall: 979 (originally: 968)  Joy o' Kanji : 968  Key to Kanji: 941 

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閉
ヘイ   closed   しまる to be closed   しめる to close   とじる to close, to finish   とざす to shut, to lock   
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オ
katakana 'o'
門
モン   かど gate   
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