Keyword
closed
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
?
KankenLevel 5
Heisig1751
Readings
(64%)
(21%)
へい
(13%)
Composed of
gate
talent
Mnemonic

The gate is only open for talented people, so for you it might as well be considered closed.

Used in vocabulary (162 in total)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to close; to shut
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to come to an end; to close the curtain
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
opening and shutting
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
to shut the lid
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
closing of a park (e.g. theme park, botanical garden, etc.)
falling of the curtain; coming to an end
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
adjourning court
closing time (library, museum, etc.)
social withdrawal (in schizophrenia); autosynnoia; social isolation; autism
to die (of a person); to have one's life come to a close
confined place; closing (an institution, office, clinic, etc.)
to shut the lid
closed-stacks (e.g. in a library); closed shelf system
encapsulated type; closed type (e.g. headphones); sealed type
closing a school
intestinal obstruction
temporary closing of classes
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
ending the climbing season; closure of a mountain to climbers; closing a mine; discontinuation of mining
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
closing (of a place)
closing of a ceremony
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to shut; to close
to close the door (to); to shut the door (to); to exclude
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
closure of a gate or door
going-out-of-business sale
shutout; shutting out; lock-out; freeze-out
shutting oneself up at home
closing down a hospital, institution, temple, etc.; shutting down; closing a hospital, institution, temple, etc. (for the day); adjourning the Diet session (pre-WWII)
to come to a close (end)
closing a surgical incision (by suture, etc.)
house arrest; being placed in confinement at home
to (keep on) file
bated breath; being cowed into silence
opening and shutting
factory closure; factory shutdown; lockout (e.g. during industrial dispute)
closed interval
closed (network, e.g.)
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
closing of a business or enterprise
menopause; menopausal
closing one's eyes; passing away
blocked state; closed state
to close up like an oyster; to retire into one's shell
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
being at a complete loss as to what to do; being at one's wit's end; being at a loss for an answer
claustrophobia; fear of confined spaces
house arrest; being placed in confinement at home
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
closing bracket; closing parenthesis
stop; stop consonant; occlusive
closing the legs; keeping the legs together (in gymnastics)
charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; great beauty; (lit.) (so beautiful that) the moon hides and flowers are abashed
closing a course (program, etc.); end of a course (program, etc.)
charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (so beautiful that) fish stay on the bottom of water and flying wild geese fall from the sky in shame
closed stack system (e.g. library)
the charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (lit.) (so beautiful that) the moon is abashed and flowers wilt
premature menopause; early menopause; premature ovarian failure; POF
closing (of a broadcasting station, post office, bureau, etc.)
closure; closing
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
closing; shutting
shutout; shutting out; lock-out; freeze-out
there is a suitable spouse for everyone; every Jack has his Jill; (lit.) a mended lid for a cracked pot
ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; dance steps inspired by this ceremony
stopping; corking; capping; disconnecting (e.g. gas supply)
trapdoor spider (any spider of family Ctenizidae); folding trapdoor spider (any spider of family Antrodiaetidae)
(military) base closing
closed end; bocca chiusa; end of wind instrument
(railway) crossing gate; barrier
closed circuit
indehiscent fruit
adductor muscle (of a bivalve)
algebraically closed field
closed field
VPN; Virtual Private Network
closed-loop
closed user group service
nasal obstruction
nasal obstruction
closing of the fireplace in a Zen temple (first day of the 2nd month)
natural damming (of a river due to landslide, etc.)
government shutdown
the charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (lit.) (so beautiful that) flowers are abashed and the moon hides
closed blood-vascular system
three Cs; three conditions that facilitate the transmission of infectious diseases (closed spaces, crowds, and close contact)
switching station; switchyard
Examples (200 in total)
The only thing you have to do is shut your mouth.
The door remained closed before her.
The door remained closed.