How to say "Close" in Japanese
If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Close" you've come to the right place!
the Japanese word for "Close" is "Shimaru", written in japanese as "閉まる".
Here's a more detailed explanation:
The Japanese verb '閉まる (しまる)' means 'to close'. It is an intransitive verb, meaning it does not take a direct object and describes something closing on its own. This verb is often used to describe doors, windows, or shops closing. For example: The door closed「ドアが閉まった」(ドアがしまった). The store closes at 9 PM「店は9時に閉まる」(みせはくじにしまる). Note that '閉まる' is different from '閉める (しめる)', which is a transitive verb meaning 'to close something' (e.g., 'I closed the door'「ドアを閉めた」(ドアをしめた)).
The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 1 Kanji:
The kanji "閉" means "Close" and "Shut" and can be read as "Hei", "Shi" and "To"
Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.
What does "Shimaru" mean in japanese?
"Shimaru" means "Close" .
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What is the Kanji for close and shut?If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:
How to write "Close" in Japanese
To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.
But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.
Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.
This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:
The hiragana "ま" is read as "ma". The hiragana "る" is read as "ru". The hiragana "へ" is read as "he". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". And The hiragana "と" is read as "to".
About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.