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閉まる
shimaru
Description
「閉まる」は、ドアや店などがしまる時に使う言葉です。
"閉まる" is used when doors, shops, etc. close.
人ではなく、物がひとりでにしまる様子を表します。
It expresses the state of things closing by themselves, not people.
Meanings
閉まるshimaru
to close, to be shut (door, window)
風でドアが閉まった。
The door closed because of the wind.
閉まるshimaru
to close (a shop stops business)
お店は八時に閉まります。
The store closes at eight o'clock.
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Notes
- Nuance
閉まる is intransitive (something closes by itself); 閉める is transitive (someone closes it).
- Etymology
pairs with transitive 閉める, sharing the kanji 閉 meaning 'shut'.
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