Japanese symbol for “closure”
閉会
へいかい
Romaji: heikai
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
In Japanese, closure is 閉会, read へいかい (heikai).
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, vi, vs closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “closure”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 閉鎖 | へいさ heisa | closing; closure |
| 通行止め | つうこうどめ tsuukoudome | closure (of a road); suspension of traffic |
| 休場 | きゅうじょう kyuujou | (temporary) closure (of a theater, entertainment venue, etc.) |
| 休館 | きゅうかん kyuukan | closure (of a library, museum, etc.) |
| 打ち切り | うちきり uchikiri | end; close; finish |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 閉鎖 | へいさ heisa | closing; closure |
| 閉店 | へいてん heiten | closing up shop (for the day) |
| 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 |
| 会社 | かいしゃ kaisha | company; corporation; firm |
| 社会 | しゃかい shakai | society; public; community |
| 大会 | たいかい taikai | mass meeting; convention; rally |
See also: Chinese symbol for “closure”.
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.