• 閉とじる — to close (books, eyes)
• 閉しめる — to shut (doors, lids)
• 閉しまる — to be closed
• 閉会へいかい — closing (of a meeting)
• 閉館へいかん — closing of a facility

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閉 is widely used in both daily and formal expressions. Different readings apply depending on what is being closed — books, doors, eyes, or events.

The 門 radical suggests a gate, highlighting the sense of sealing or shutting an entrance.

ドアを 閉しめてください。
Please close the door.

会議かいぎは 午後ごご５時に 閉会へいかいします。
The meeting will close at 5 p.m.