Vocab Info

A2 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

()じるto close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.), to shut

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.), to shut

    All Forms

    閉じる 【とじる】

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    Examples

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      (みずうみ)(みず)()めるために水門(すいもん)()じました。

      The sluice gate was shut to store the water of the lake. {to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.), to shut}

      • N1

      トイレのドアが自動(じどう)()じたので(おどろ)きました。

      I was surprised because the toilet door closed automatically. {to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.), to shut}

      • N1

      (はは):「もう10時(じゅうじ)()時間(じかん)だよ。(まぶた)()じてね〜。」

      Mother: "It's already 10 o'clock! It's time to go to bed. Close your eyes." {to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.), to shut}

      • N1

      ()危険(きけん)(かん)じたのか、(かい)のフタがパタリと()じました。

      Perhaps sensing danger, the shell of the clam shut tight. {to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.), to shut}

      • N1

      会議(かいぎ)()じるや(いな)や、職員(しょくいん)たちが一斉(いっせい)会社(かいしゃ)()(いえ)()かいました。

      As soon as the meeting closed, the staff members all left the company at once and headed home. {to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.), to shut}

      • N1
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