In Japanese, "closed" is 閉じた (Tojita). It is a adjective pronounced "toh-jee-tah".
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閉じた is written in kanji and hiragana. Romanised as Tojita, it sounds roughly like "toh-jee-tah" to an English ear.
図書館のドアが閉まっています。
Toshokan no doa ga shimatte imasu.
The library door is closed.
Tojita (閉じた) is the past-participle form of tojiru (to close). In natural speech, shimatte imasu (is in a closed state) is more common for doors and shops. Tojiru is used for eyes, books, and openings.
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Buy on Steam閉じた is romanised as Tojita. Say it roughly like "toh-jee-tah" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
閉じた is a na-adjective or noun-adjective. It is neutral in register and fits naturally in both casual and polite sentences. Add na before a noun, or use desu for a polite predicate.
閉じた is written using kanji and hiragana. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.
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