Close

"Close" in Japanese

近い

chikai

(at little distance)

閉じる

tojiru

(obstruct (an opening))

閉じる

tojiru

(move (a door))

閉じる

tojiru

(bring one's eyelids together)

閉じる

tojiru

(put an end to)

閉まる

shimaru

(move (a door))

閉まる

shimaru

(put an end to)

閉める

shimeru

(obstruct (an opening))

閉める

shimeru

(move (a door))

閉める

shimeru

(put an end to)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.