# 閉 close store

門 (gate) + 才 (skill / age)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
DUPE DUH

## Onyomi

HEI |

## Mnemonic

| When I was a young age, I'd HATE it that the ero-video store's gate was closed to me. Something something skills.

## Kunyomi

( を ) し＊める | I shut or close (a door, etc.) ★★★☆☆
( が ) し＊まる | the door is shut or closed。 Also, the Man cracks down on something, tightens controls on something. ★★★☆☆
( を ) と＊ざる | I shut (a book, my eyes, my heart... those are the only times you use it!) ☆☆☆☆☆
( が ) と＊じる | the book / eyes/ mouth gets shut.A store shuts down, goes out of business. ☆☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

閉店(へいてん) する | close store ★★☆☆☆ 閉 (close store) + 店 (shop) = 閉店 (close store) close the store for the day (although people usually say 終わる instead!)

## Synonyms

something shuts or closes 絞まる 閉まる
to close 閉める 締める 絞める