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閉まる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
閉まる
BOOST
Reading : しまる   
'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  (this meaning is restricted to form 締まる)
3. to be locked
4. to tighten; to be tightened
5. to become sober; to become tense
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 3 (among the 3,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 138,799 which gives a rank of 1,708
閉まる is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 86,000 (about 2,810,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N5 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 400 (see iKnow! collections)
• One of the 1240 words included in the Genki textbooks
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 42 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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Example sentences:
ドア
まっていた
ので
はい
こと
でき
出来
なかった

The door was locked, so I couldn't get in.
とつぜん
突然
おお
きな
おと
たてて
まった

All of a sudden, the door shut with a bang.
ドア
まる
おと
いた

I heard the door close.
しまる
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 150,000 (about 541,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 45 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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締まる
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Reading : しまる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 98,000 (about 1,950,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 5725 (see iKnow! collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 45 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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緊まる
BOOST
Reading : しまる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 186,000 (about 366,000 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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テイ   しめる to close; to fasten   しまる to be closed   
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テイ    sovereign   
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
cover; covered   
キン   turban; cloth
シ   いと thread   
キン    tight, tense, hard   
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かた hard   
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シン   ジン    subject, retainer   
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また again   
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