閉館|へいかんheikan[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbclosing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbclosing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 閉館する(へいかんする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 閉館します(へいかんします) |
| Negative (nai) | 閉館しない(へいかんしない) |
| polite (masen) | 閉館しません(へいかんしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 閉館せず・閉館せぬ(へいかんせず・へいかんせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 閉館した(へいかんした) |
| polite (mashita) | 閉館しました(へいかんしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 閉館しなかった(へいかんしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 閉館しませんでした(へいかんしませんでした) |
| Te form | 閉館して(へいかんして) |
| Potential | 閉館できる(へいかんできる) |
| Passive | 閉館される(へいかんされる) |
| Causative | 閉館させる(へいかんさせる) |
| Causative passive | 閉館させられる(へいかんさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 閉館すれば(へいかんすれば) |
| tara | 閉館したら(へいかんしたら) |
| Volitional | 閉館しよう(へいかんしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 閉館しましょう(へいかんしましょう) |
| Imperative | 閉館しろ(へいかんしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Related終了しゅうりょうNeutralA neutral word for something simply ending, common in both speech and writing; unlike 「閉館」 it is not tied to a facility closing for the day or for good.
- Related終業しゅうぎょうWrittenWritten/formal prose for the end of the workday or school term; it covers business or academic activity, not a museum or library shutting its doors.
- Related閉場へいじょうWrittenWritten/formal prose for a 「場」-type venue such as a theatre or hall closing, e.g. when a show ends; 「閉館」 is for 「館」-type facilities.
- Related閉園へいえんWrittenWritten/formal prose for a 「園」-type facility such as a zoo or nursery closing for the day or shutting down; 「閉館」 is for 「館」-type places.
- Antonym開館かいかんWrittenWritten/formal prose antonym: a 「館」-type facility opening for the day's business or newly opening, the opposite of 「閉館」.
- Antonym営業えいぎょうNeutralA neutral word for doing business or being open to customers; it is the opposite of 「閉館」 in the sense of a facility ceasing to be open.
「閉館」 is for a 「館」-type facility like a library, museum or aquarium closing for the day or for good, as in 「閉館時間」; 「閉園」 covers 「園」-type places, 「閉場」 「場」-type venues. 「終了」 is a general 'end', 「終業」 the end of work or school; opposites are 「開館」 and 「営業」.
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