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閉ざす

とざす

Readings

とざす

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v5s, vtto shut; to close; to fasten; to lock
  2. 2.
    v5s, vtto block (a street, entrance, etc.)
  3. 3.
    v5s, vtto shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to cut off; to cover (e.g. in darkness)
  4. 4.
    v5s, vtto consume (with negative feelings); to fill (e.g. with sadness); to bury (e.g. in grief)

Kanji breakdown

閉
N411 strokesGrade 6

Example sentences

日本の米市場は輸入に対し閉ざされている。

Japan's rice market is closed to imports.

湖は氷に閉ざされた。

The lake was bound in ice.

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閉ざすとざす

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

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