Vocab Info

A2 る-verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

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

    Dictionary Definition

    1. る-verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

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

    All Forms

    閉じる 【とじる】

    Details

      • と

      • じ

      • る

    • Frequency

      Novels Top 1,000

    Examples

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    • 湖(みずうみ)の水(みず)を貯(た)めるために水門(すいもん)が閉(と)じました。

      In order to save the lake's water, the flood gate was shut

      • N1
    • トイレのドアが自動(じどう)で閉(と)じたので驚(おどろ)きました。

      I was surprised because the toilet door closed automatically.

      • N1
    • 母(はは):「もう10(じゅう)時(じ)!寝(ね)る時間(じかん)だよ。瞼(まぶた)を閉(と)じてね〜。」

      Mother: 'It's already 10 o'clock! It's time to go to bed. Shut your eyelids.'

      • N1
    • 身(み)の危険(きけん)を感(かん)じたのか、貝(かい)のフタがパタリと閉(と)じました。

      Perhaps sensing danger, the shell of the clam suddenly shut.

      • N1
    • 会議(かいぎ)が閉(と)じるや否(いな)や、職員(しょくいん)たちが一斉(いっせい)に会社(かいしゃ)を出(で)て家(いえ)に向(む)かいました。

      As soon as the meeting closed, the staff members all left the company at once and headed home.

      • N1
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