me wo tozite kudasai.

In Japanese, body parts are often left in the singular even when English would naturally use the plural. So 目を閉じてください means Please close your eyes, even though 目 literally looks like eye.

Japanese usually does not need to mark plural unless it is important to do so. Since people normally close both eyes, 目 is understood naturally.

を marks the direct object of the verb. It shows what is being closed.

• 目 = eyes / eye
• を = object marker
• 閉じてください = please close

So 目を閉じてください means Please close your eyes.

The dictionary form is 閉じる.

This verb means to close for things like:

• eyes
• doors
• books
• curtains

In this sentence, 閉じて is the て-form of 閉じる. The て-form is then followed by ください to make a polite request.

Because ください does not attach to the dictionary form of a verb. It attaches to the て-form.

So the pattern is:

• Verb in て-form + ください = please do ...

Examples:

• 見てください = please look
• 待ってください = please wait
• 閉じてください = please close

So 閉じるください is not correct Japanese.

ください means please in the sense of making a polite request after a て-form verb.

So:

• 閉じて = close
• 閉じてください = please close

It is polite and very common in instructions, requests, classrooms, announcements, and everyday conversation.

It is polite and standard. You can safely use it in many situations.

It is often used by:

• teachers
• doctors
• staff members
• parents speaking politely
• recorded instructions

It is not super formal, but it is clearly polite.

Compare:

• 目を閉じて。 = Close your eyes. / Close your eyes, okay?
  Casual, less polite.
• 目を閉じてください。 = Please close your eyes.
  Polite.
• 目を閉じてくださいませんか。 = Would you please close your eyes?
  More formal / softer.

Japanese very often leaves out the subject when it is obvious from context.

In English, you usually say Please close your eyes, where you is understood. In Japanese, it is completely natural to say just:

• 目を閉じてください

The listener understands that the speaker is talking to them.

They are related, but not exactly the same.

• 閉じる often means to close in a broad sense and can be used for things that close by themselves or are in a closed state.
• 閉める often means to shut something more actively, especially things like doors, windows, and shops.

For eyes, 閉じる is the natural choice:

• 目を閉じる = to close one’s eyes

You would not normally say 目を閉める.

Both can mean Please close your eyes, but there is a nuance difference.

• 目を閉じる is the more neutral, literal expression: to close the eyes
• 目をつぶる is also very common and often feels more specifically about shutting the eyes tightly or intentionally

In many everyday situations, they can be very similar. But for learners, 目を閉じてください is a very safe and standard expression.

閉じる is an ichidan verb. For ichidan verbs, you usually make the て-form by removing る and adding て.

So:

• 閉じる
• remove る
• add て
• 閉じて

This is one reason ichidan verbs are often considered easier to conjugate.

It is pronounced:

め を とじて ください

Romanization: me o tojite kudasai

A few useful pronunciation notes:

• 目 is め = me
• The particle を is usually pronounced o
• 閉じて is tojite
• ください is kudasai

So the full rhythm is: me o tojite kudasai

In very casual speech, particles are sometimes dropped, so you may hear:

• 目、閉じて

But in a normal, clear sentence, especially for learners, を should be included:

• 目を閉じてください

That is the standard and correct form to learn first.

Both 目 and 眼 can relate to eye, but 目 is the normal, everyday word and the one you should use here.

• 目 = the usual word for eye / eyes
• 眼 = a kanji that appears in some words or more specialized contexts

For a basic sentence like Please close your eyes, 目を閉じてください is the natural everyday expression.