The kanji 閉 means "to close," "to shut," or "to be closed." It implies the action of blocking access or ending something. It can refer to closing a physical space, such as a door or a shop, or it can also be used metaphorically to mean to close something off, such as a business or an opportunity.

・On-yomi (音読み): ヘイ (hei) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): し閉まる (shi閉maru - to close), し閉める (shi閉meru - to shut, to close)

⚫︎店閉まる Translation: The shop is closed. ⚫︎ドアを閉める Translation: To close the door. ⚫︎閉鎖的 Translation: Closed, exclusive, or isolated (referring to a feeling or situation)

The kanji 閉 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, keisei moji). The left side of the character is a "door" radical (門, mon), indicating that the character relates to a door or an opening. The right side is a phonetic component, representing the sound "pei." This combination suggests the meaning of closing or shutting a door.