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閉める

shi-me-ru

A tap, a curtain, a shop: all pressed shut

The picture You press an open gap together so nothing can pass through it any more.

Core verbs

Where the picture shows up in 閉める

  1. Pressing a door shut

    ドアを閉めてください。

    doa o shimete kudasai

    Please close the door.

  2. Shutting out the outside air

    寒いので窓を閉めます

    samui node mado o shime-masu

    It is cold, so I will close the window.

  3. Shutting out the view

    カーテンを閉めましょうか。

    kāten o shime-mashō ka

    Shall I draw the curtains?

  4. Shutting off a flow

    蛇口をしっかり閉めてください。

    jaguchi o shikkari shimete kudasai

    Please turn the tap off tightly.

    Same picture: the gap the water ran through is pressed shut.

  5. Closing a shop to customers

    店は九時に閉めます

    mise wa ku-ji ni shime-masu

    We close the store at nine.

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