め
目
 
を
と
閉
 
じ
 
る

expression, Ichidan verb

  1. to close one's eyes, to lower one's eyelids, to shut one's eyes.
  2. to die, to breathe one's last.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
め
目
 
を
と
閉
 
じ
 
る
目を閉じる めをとじる
め
目
 
を
 
と
 
じ
 
る
目をとじる めをとじる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
closed, shut
と.じる ヘイ し.める (6th, N3)
gate, counter for cannons
モン かど と (2nd, N2)
genius, years old, cubic shaku
サイ (2nd, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ