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Japanese symbol for “closure”

Romaji: heikai
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)

In Japanese, closure is , read (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

  1. n, vi, vs closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)

Kanji and stroke order

closed, shut
on: ヘイ
kun: と.じる、と.ざす、し.める、し.まる
11 strokes · JLPT 2
meeting, meet, party
on: カイ、エ
kun: あ.う、あ.わせる、あつ.まる
6 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “closure”

WordReadingMeaning
へいさ heisaclosing; closure
つうこうどめ tsuukoudomeclosure (of a road); suspension of traffic
きゅうじょう kyuujou(temporary) closure (of a theater, entertainment venue, etc.)
きゅうかん kyuukanclosure (of a library, museum, etc.)
うちきり uchikiriend; close; finish

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
へいさ heisaclosing; closure
へいてん heitenclosing up shop (for the day)
とじる tojiruto close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
へいそく heisokublockage; blockade; blocking up
しめる shimeruto close; to shut
かいしゃ kaishacompany; corporation; firm
しゃかい shakaisociety; public; community
たいかい taikaimass 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.

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