閉ざす | Japanese meaning

閉ざす【とざす】

Frequency rank: 4,869. – 4,872.

Godan verb with 'su' ending; transitive verb

to shut; to close; to fasten; to lock
to block (a street, entrance, etc.)only applies to とざす
to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to cut off; to cover (e.g. in darkness)only applies to とざすusu. in the passive
to consume (with negative feelings); to fill (e.g. with sadness); to bury (e.g. in grief)only applies to とざすusu. in the passive

Forms

閉ざす【とざす】Frequency rank: 4,869. – 4,872.
鎖す【とざす】【さす】
とざす
さすFrequency rank: 5,499. – 5,504.

Generated definitions (experimental)

to shut; to close; to fasten; to lock

This meaning refers to physically securing something, such as a door or a lock, without any implication of emotional context.

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I shut the door to avoid making a sound.

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She closed the window.

to block (a street, entrance, etc.)

This usage indicates obstructing access to a physical space or pathway.

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The police blocked the street.

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The snow has blocked the road.

to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to cut off; to cover (e.g. in darkness)

This meaning captures the sense of being trapped or enclosed by something external, such as weather conditions or darkness.

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The house was shut in by heavy snow.

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The darkness completely shut her in.

to consume (with negative feelings); to fill (e.g. with sadness); to bury (e.g. in grief)

This usage conveys an emotional state where someone is overwhelmed or deeply affected by negative emotions.

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His heart was consumed by sadness.

ぐりいふgrief。

She is buried in grief.

Generated collocations (experimental)

きごう(きごう)to shut; to close; to fasten; to lockto shut one's heart (off)to block the roadto be shut in by snowenclosed spaceto bottle up emotionsto close the doorto be shut away in lonelinessto close oneself offto be enveloped in darknessto shut away the past

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

もん門・ときごう|と戸をしめ閉めじょうをおろす錠を下ろす．.

つうろ通路・でいりぐち出入口などをふさぎ塞ぎとおれなく通れなくする．.

しかしながらにっぽん日本に、とうせい東清てつどう鉄道もしくはうらじおすとく浦塩斯徳きごう（うらじおすとっくウラジオストックきごう）にたっする達するところのにし西ひ比りあ利亜（シベリア）てつどう鉄道をおさむ収むるにしても、これはせかい世界こうつう交通のみち道であるから、にっぽん日本はけっして決してこれをとざして閉ざしてじぶん自分のものにするというい意はすこしも少しもない．.そのかわり代りにろしあ露西亜（ロシア）もにし西ひ比りあ利亜（シベリア）をとざす閉ざすということははなはだ甚（はなは）だよくない宜くない．.きごう―きごう―

きごう（おおく多くきごう「とざされるきごう」のかたち形できごう）ちゅう中にいれて入れてうごけなく動けなくする．.

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Example sentences

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She is open to people who have a different point of view.

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