# 閉 — Closed

Frequency rank 775 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 課 (Section), less common than 貴 (Valuable).

- On’yomi: へい
- Kun’yomi: し、と
- Radical: 門 Gate (Kangxi 169)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

The gate (門) blocks a talent (才) — the talented person is shut behind the closed gate, locked inside.

In words:

- 閉める しめる — to close something
- 閉まる しまる — to close,to be closed
- 閉じる とじる — to close (e.g. book, eyes),to shut

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