Illustration: Inside a Japanese apartment building entrance, two automatic glass doors are sliding toward each other after a resident has passed through. Their central gap is almost gone, and the resident stands well clear with grocery bags in both hands.

JLPT N5verbLevel estimated by Bebop

閉しまる

shimaru

to close, to be closed

Used when something closes; 閉める means to close it. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

あいにく店みせは閉しまっていた。
Unfortunately, the store was closed.
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ドアが風かぜで閉しまった。
The door blew shut.
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店みせは７時じに閉しまる。
The shop closes at seven.
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Kanji in 閉

閉closed; shutOnヘイKunとじる・とざす・しめる

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