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閉ざす is an exact match with one form of the following word:
閉ざす
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Reading : とざす   
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to shut; to close; to lock; to fasten
2. to plunge (in grief)  (this meaning is restricted to reading とざす)
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 6 (among the 15,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 70,697 which gives a rank of 11,697
閉ざす is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 159,000 (about 497,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 17110
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 14 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
しちじはん
七時半
わたし
たち
ドア
ざしました

At seven-thirty, we too closed the door behind us.
みずうみ
こおり
ざされた

The lake was bound in ice.
けん
いえ
あいだ
みち
ゆき
ざされていた

The path between the two houses was blocked by snow.
とざす
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 142,000 (about 630,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 14 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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鎖す
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Readings : とざす    さす   
鎖す can be read in 2 ways: とざす (60%), さす (40%).
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 51,000 (about 9,120,000 results)
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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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katakana 'o'
モン   かど gate   
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サ   くさり a chain   
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ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
キン   コン   かね gold; money   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
eight
オウ    king   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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