Word · 単語
閉ざす
Reading とざす
to shut
- 1 to shut, to close, to fasten, to lock
- 2 to block (a street, entrance, etc.)
- 3 to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.), to shut off, to cut off, to cover (e.g. in darkness) — usu. in the passive
- 4 to consume (with negative feelings), to fill (e.g. with sadness), to bury (e.g. in grief) — usu. in the passive
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例文 · examples
湖は氷に閉ざされた。
The lake was bound in ice.
sense 3 · to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.)
七時半に私たちもドアを閉ざしました。
At seven-thirty, we too closed the door behind us.
sense 1 · to shut
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.
sense 2 · to block (a street, entrance, etc.)
その扉は永久に閉ざされた。
The door was closed for good.
１６３９年以降日本は外国料理に対して門戸を閉ざした。
After 1639 Japan closed the door to foreign cuisine.