noun, takes する

  1. closing of a gate.
  2. (Edo-period) house confinement.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
閉門 へいもん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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
gate, counter for cannons
モン かど と (2nd, N2)