Japanese symbol for “imprison”
閉じ込める
とじこめる
Romaji: tojikomeru
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
In Japanese, imprison is 閉じ込める, read とじこめる (tojikomeru).
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Meanings
- v1, vt to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
Written forms: 閉じ込める、閉じこめる、閉込める. Readings: とじこめる.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “imprison”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 押し込める | おしこめる oshikomeru | to shut up; to imprison |
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 |
| 見込み | みこみ mikomi | hope; promise; possibility |
| 申し込み | もうしこみ moushikomi | application; entry; request |
See also: Chinese symbol for “imprison”.
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.