Today’s #kanji is 閉, which is listed under the radical of #もんがまえ（門）. 閉 is apparently a pictograph depicting a gate being locked.
Meaning: to close
Reading: ヘイ（ペイ）、と、し
閉口（ヘイコウ）する: vi. to be dumbfounded, to be stumped, to be annoyed
閉鎖（ヘイサ）: n. closing, closure, a shutdown, a lockout
閉塞（ヘイソク）する: vi. to blockade, to block (up), to occlude
開閉（カイヘイ）する: vt. to open and close, to open and shut
密閉（ミッペイ）する: vt. to shut tightly , to cover up thght, to seal hermetically
幽閉（ユウヘイ）する: vt. to confine, to imprison, to constrain
閉（し）まる: vi. to close, to shut
ドアが閉まる
閉（し）める: vt. to close, to shut
ドアを閉める
閉（と）ざす: vt. to shut, to close, to fasten, to lock, to bolt
口を閉ざす – to remain silent
心を閉ざす – to shut one’s heart to the world
閉（と）じる: to shut, to close
目を閉じる
- もんがまえ
聞
Today’s first #kanji is #聞, which is made of 門 (a gate) and 耳 (an ear). I think you can ...
