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► 副詞
ぴしゃり  [(2)ぴしゃり]  [coll]    meaning:  shut  rank: 2
☆ 彼女ピシャリめた ⇨ She closed the door  (☛ Not slam, but close with a swift move)

► 動詞
閉まる  [(2)しまる]    meaning:  shut  rank: 1
☆ あのは九に閉まる ⇨ That store closes at 9
☆ 独りでに閉まった ⇨ The door closed on its own
☆ が閉まらない ⇨ The lid doesn’t close

閉まる  [(2)しまる]  [閉まっている]  [閉まる+て+いる]    meaning:  shut  rank: 1
☆ 行っにははもう閉まっていた ⇨ The store was already closed when I got there  (☛ 閉まる is the action of closing. The state of being closed is 閉まっている)

閉める  [(2)しめる]    meaning:  shut  rank: 1
☆ を閉めた ⇨ He closed the door

閉じる  [(2)とじる]    meaning:  shut  rank: 1
☆ 医者縫って閉じた ⇨ The doctor sutured the wound to close it
☆ を閉じろ ⇨ Shut your mouth
☆ を閉じて ⇨ Close your eyes

休店  [きゅうてん]  [休店する]    meaning:  shut  rank: 2
☆ 明日は休店致します ⇨ The store will be closed tomorrow  (☛ A business to close temporarily)

瞑る  [つぶる]  [目を瞑る]    meaning:  shut  rank: 2
☆ をつぶって ⇨ Close your eyes  (☛ For eyes only)

瞑る  [つむる]  [目を瞑る]    meaning:  shut  rank: 2
☆ をつむって ⇨ Close your eyes  (☛ For eyes only)

閉ざす  [(2)とざす]  [liter]    meaning:  shut  rank: 2
☆ 民主化は閉ざされた ⇨ The path to democratization has been shut down

閉ざす  [(2)とざす]  [口を閉ざす]  [liter]    meaning:  shut  rank: 2
☆ 人々を閉ざした ⇨ People shut their mouths, kept mum

休業  [きゅうぎょう]  [休業する]    meaning:  shut  rank: 3
☆ スキーの間休業している ⇨ The ski area is closed during the summer  (☛ A business to close temporarily)

閉め切る  [(3)しめきる]    meaning:  shut  rank: 3
☆ 彼女家中を閉め切っ一歩ない ⇨ She closes all the windows of the house, and won’t even take one step out  (☛ Keep, typically doors and windows, shut in order to isolate oneself)

噤む  [つぐむ]  [口を噤む]  [liter]    meaning:  shut  rank: 3
☆ 噤んだままだ ⇨ He kept his mouth shut, mum  (☛ Keep mouth shut despite other’s urge to speak)

封鎖  [ふうさ]  [封鎖する]    meaning:  shut  rank: 3
☆ 事故のために警察高速道路を封鎖した ⇨ The police closed the freeway because of the big accident

閉鎖  [へいさ]  [閉鎖する]    meaning:  shut  rank: 3
☆ くの炭鉱は閉鎖された ⇨ Many of the coal mines were closed off  (☛ Literally “close and chain”. Close and won’t allow anybody in)

閉店  [へいてん]  [閉店する]    meaning:  shut  rank: 3
☆ あの店は九に閉店する ⇨ That store closes at 9  (☛ Close a store for the day)
☆ あの店は去年閉店した ⇨ That store closed for good last year  (☛ Close a store permanently)

完封  [かんぷう]  [完封する]    meaning:  shut  rank: 4
☆ 相手打線を完封した ⇨ He shut out the opponent’s hitters  (☛ Don’t allow any score in sports)

休園  [きゅうえん]  [休園する]    meaning:  shut  rank: 4
☆ 動物園今日は休園している ⇨ The zoo is closed today

休館  [きゅうかん]  [休館する]    meaning:  shut  rank: 4
☆ 美術館休日は休館する ⇨ The museum is closed on public holidays

休校  [きゅうこう]  [休校する]    meaning:  shut  rank: 4
☆ 学校の間休校している ⇨ The school is closed during the summer  (☛ A school to close temporarily)

休診  [きゅうしん]  [休診する]    meaning:  shut  rank: 4
☆ 診療所週末は休診する ⇨ The clinic is closed during weekends  (☛ For medical facilities only)

鎖国  [さこく]  [鎖国する]    meaning:  shut  rank: 4
☆ 日本は1853まで鎖国していた ⇨ Japan had closed its borders until 1853  (☛ A country to close the borders and stop interacting with other countries)

廃業  [はいぎょう]  [廃業する]    meaning:  shut  rank: 4
☆ 酒屋を廃業した ⇨ He closed his liquor shop  (☛ Close a business permanently)

閉館  [へいかん]  [閉館する]    meaning:  shut  rank: 4
☆ 美術館祭日は閉館する ⇨ The museum will be closed on public holidays  (☛ A facility with 館 (図書館、美術館) to close)

閉校  [へいこう]    meaning:  shut  rank: 4
☆ その小学校生徒不足で閉校になった ⇨ The elementary school was closed due to the low number of students  (☛ School to close permanently)

► 名詞
休店  [きゅうてん]    meaning:  shut  rank: 2
☆ 休店日:月曜日 (きゅうてんび) ⇨ Closed: Mondays  (☛ A business to close temporarily)

休業  [きゅうぎょう]    meaning:  shut  rank: 3
☆ 休業日:月曜日 ⇨ Closed: Mondays  (☛ A business to close temporarily)

定休日  [(3)ていきゅうび]    meaning:  shut  rank: 3
☆ あのの定休日は月曜日だ ⇨ That store is closed on Mondays  (☛ Regular closed days for business)

封鎖  [ふうさ]    meaning:  shut  rank: 3
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閉鎖  [へいさ]    meaning:  shut  rank: 3
☆ 炭鉱の閉鎖で彼等仕事失った ⇨ They lost jobs due to the closing of the coal mine

閉店  [へいてん]    meaning:  shut  rank: 3
☆ まもなく閉店時刻です ⇨ It is almost store closing time  (☛ Close a store permanently)

完封  [かんぷう]    meaning:  shut  rank: 4
☆ は二試合続けて完封勝利げた ⇨ He got two shutout wins in a row  (☛ Don’t allow any score in sports)

閉館  [へいかん]    meaning:  shut  rank: 4
☆ 閉館時刻 ⇨ The closing time  (☛ A facility with 館 (図書館、美術館) to close)