Japanese symbol for “locking”
施錠
せじょう
Romaji: sejou
locking
In Japanese, locking is 施錠, read せじょう (sejou).
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 locking
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “locking”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 係止 | けいし keishi | locking; mooring |
| ロッキング | ロッキング rokkingu | locking |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 施設 | しせつ shisetsu | facility; facilities; institution |
| 実施 | じっし jisshi | enforcement; implementation; putting into practice |
| 施行 | しこう shikou | putting in force (a law); putting into operation; putting into effect |
| 施策 | しさく shisaku | policy; measure |
| 施す | ほどこす hodokosu | to give (time, money, goods); to donate |
| 施工 | せこう sekou | construction; constructing; carrying out |
| 手錠 | てじょう tejou | handcuffs; manacles |
| 錠剤 | じょうざい jouzai | pill; lozenge; tablet |
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.