Japanese symbol for “closing”
閉鎖
へいさ
Romaji: heisa
closing; closure
In Japanese, closing is 閉鎖, read へいさ (heisa).
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 closing; closure
- n, vs, vt shutdown; lockout
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “closing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 最終 | さいしゅう saishuu | last; final; closing |
| 締め切り | しめきり shimekiri | deadline; closing; cut-off |
| 看板 | かんばん kanban | closing (for the day, esp. of a restaurant or bar); closing time |
| 閉館 | へいかん heikan | closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.) |
| 締まり | しまり shimari | closing (properly); shutting |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 閉店 | へいてん heiten | closing up shop (for the day) |
| 閉会 | へいかい heikai | closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.) |
| 閉じる | とじる tojiru | to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut |
| 閉塞 | へいそく heisoku | blockage; blockade; blocking up |
| 閉める | しめる shimeru | to close; to shut |
| 封鎖 | ふうさ fuusa | blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area) |
| 連鎖 | れんさ rensa | chain; series; connection |
| 鎖国 | さこく sakoku | national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners) |
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.