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    3. 閉まる

    閉まる

    閉しま​る​

    to be shut

    N5KMT10News #42+2CoreVerb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab15 strokes

    締まる緊まる

    しまる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to be shut, to close, to be closed
    2.
    to be firm (of a body, face, etc.), to be well-knit
    3.
    to be locked
    4.
    to tighten, to be tightened
    5.
    to become sober, to become tense

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    ドアが閉しまる。

    The door closes.

    KMT3Daily Life
    店みせは午ご後ご7時じに閉しまります。

    The store closes at 7 PM.

    KMT4Daily Life
    窓まどが風かぜで自し然ぜんに閉しまった。

    The window closed naturally due to the wind.

    KMT5Daily LifeNature & Environment
    寒さむいので、窓まどをしっかり閉しめてください。

    It's cold, so please close the window tightly.

    KMT5Daily LifeHome & Housing
    毎まい日にち、仕し事ごとが終おわるとすぐにシャッターが閉しまる。

    Every day, as soon as work finishes, the shutters close.

    KMT6Daily LifeWork & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    閉
    と.じる・と.ざす・し.める・し.まる・た.てる…(2)
    closed・shut
    Kanji
    ま
    ma
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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