閉 close store

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

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