閉館|へいかんheikan[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbclosing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
  2. 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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 運営うんえいしていた図書館としょかんや水族館すいぞくかんなどを閉鎖へいさすること。
  2. 図書館としょかんや水族館すいぞくかんなどがその日ひの営業えいぎょうを終おえること。
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