Definition: 意味
to close, to be closed
Learn Japanese vocabulary: 閉まる 【しまる】(shimaru). Meaning: to close, to be closed.
Type: Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb
Level: JLPT N5 Vocabulary
閉まる - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
その店は11時に閉まる。
そのみせは11じにしまる。
sono mise wa 11 ji ni shimaru.
The store closes at eleven.
Example #2
ぎんこうがいつ閉まるかわかりますか。
ぎんこうがいつしまるかわかりますか。
ginkou ga itsu shimaru ka wakarimasu ka.
Do you have any idea when the bank closes?
Example #3
私たちはドアの閉まる音が聞こえた。
わたしたちはドアのしまるおとがきこえた。
watashi tachi wa doa no shimaru oto ga kikoeta.
We heard the door close.
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