Meanings
Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)
1. to shut; to close; to fasten; to lock
2. to block (a street, entrance, etc.)
when read as "とざす"
3. to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to cut off; to cover (e.g. in darkness)
usu. in the passive
when read as "とざす"
4. to consume (with negative feelings); to fill (e.g. with sadness); to bury (e.g. in grief)
usu. in the passive
when read as "とざす"
Kanji used
closed
Pitch accent
ざす
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Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to close the door (to); to shut the door (to); to exclude
to close up like an oyster; to retire into one's shell
Examples (3 in total)
The lake was bound in ice.
Japan's rice market is closed to imports.
The path between the two houses was blocked by snow.