Japanese symbol for “blockade”
封鎖
ふうさ
Romaji: fuusa
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area)
In Japanese, blockade is 封鎖, read ふうさ (fuusa).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area)
- n, vs, vt freezing (funds)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “blockade”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遮断 | しゃだん shadan | isolation; cut off; blockade |
| 閉塞 | へいそく heisoku | blockage; blockade; blocking up |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 封筒 | ふうとう fuutou | envelope |
| 開封 | かいふう kaifuu | opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal |
| 完封 | かんぷう kanpuu | total blockage; complete shutdown; stopping completely |
| 封印 | ふういん fuuin | seal |
| 同封 | どうふう doufuu | enclosing (e.g. with a letter) |
| 閉鎖 | へいさ heisa | closing; closure |
| 連鎖 | れんさ rensa | chain; series; connection |
| 鎖国 | さこく sakoku | national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “blockade”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.