閉まる

• 読み: しまる
• ローマ字: shimaru
• 漢字の分解: 閉 (hei/shi) — to close, to shut
• 発音: /ɕi.ma.ɾɯ/

意味

To be shut; to close (by itself); to be closed. An intransitive verb describing something closing on its own.

A Group 1 (godan) verb with an る stem. This is the intransitive counterpart of 閉める (shimeru). Used when something closes by itself or when describing the state of being closed, such as shop hours or automatic doors.

例文

1. この店は八時に閉まります。
2. ドアが風で閉まった。
3. 銀行はもう閉まっていますか。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, shops, transportation

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. Related to 閉める (shimeru, to close). The kanji 閉 depicts a gate being barred shut with a latch.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal