閉める

Kana: しめる

to close

Example sentence

寒いので、窓を閉めるつもりです。

さむいので、まどをしめるつもりです。

It's cold, so I'm going to close the window.

What 閉める means

閉める (しめる) is a Japanese word meaning “to close”. It belongs to the Actions & Verbs topic and appears at Level 2, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Japanese.

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