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Learn Hardcore Japanese: simaru - to close

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 42
/shimaru

shimaru

Word

閉しまるshimaru

Meaning

to close

Part of speech

group 1, verb

Pronunciation

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Hardcore Japanese

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Usages of shimaru

そろそろ　出でかけないと、　市役所しやくしょ　の　窓口まどぐち　が　閉しまって　しまう。sorosoro dekakenaito, shiyakusho no madoguchi ga shimatte shimau.

If I don't leave soon, the city hall service window will close.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

店みせ　が　閉しまる　前まえ　に、　パン　を　買かいますmise ga shimaru mae ni, pan o kaimasu

I buy bread before the store closes.

店みせ　は　もう　閉しまって　いる　と　思おもいます。mise wa mou shimatte iru to omoimasu.

I think the store is already closed.

駅えき　の　近ちかく　の　踏切ふみきり　が　長ながく　閉しまって　いた　ので、　学校がっこう　に　少すこし　遅おくれた。eki no chikaku no fumikiri ga nagaku shimatte ita node, gakkou ni sukoshi okureta.

The railroad crossing near the station stayed closed for a long time, so I was a little late to school.

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