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    3. 閉じ込める

    閉じ込める

    閉とじ​込こめ​る​

    to lock up

    KMT9Ref L1Verb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab22 strokes

    閉じこめる閉込める

    とじこめる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to lock up, to shut up, to imprison

    Stroke 0 / 22

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは部へ屋やに閉とじ込こめられた。

    He was locked in his room.

    KMT7Daily LifeHome & Housing
    子こ供どもが誤あやまってクローゼットに閉とじ込こめられてしまった。

    The child accidentally got locked in the closet.

    KMT8Daily LifeFamily & RelationshipsHome & Housing
    嵐あらしのため、私わたしたちは山やま小ご屋やに閉とじ込こめられてしまった。

    Due to the storm, we were shut up in the mountain hut.

    KMT9Daily LifeWeather & Geography
    過か去この失しっ敗ぱいに囚とらわれ、自じ分ぶんを小ちいさな世せ界かいに閉とじ込こめてはいけない。

    You shouldn't be trapped by past failures and confine yourself to a small world.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    雪なだ崩れで道どう路ろが閉へい鎖さされ、多おおくの車くるまが山さん中ちゅうに閉とじ込こめられた。

    The road was closed due to an avalanche, and many cars were trapped in the mountains.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentTravel & TransportationWeather & Geography

    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
    込
    -こ.む・こ.む・こ.み・-こ.み・こ.める…(2)
    crowded・mixture・in bulk・included・(kokuji)
    Kanji
    じ
    ji
    Kana
    め
    me
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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