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閉 = 才 + 門

閉 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “closed”. It is built from 才 (genius) and 門 (gates). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1751.

Keyword
closed
RTK frame
1751
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヘイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
と.じる, と.ざす, し.める, し.まる, た.てる
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
закрытый
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
閉 shut

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 才 genius
  2. 門 gates

How to find 閉 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “genius” + “gates”. 閉 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 閉 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.