Japanese symbol for “lockup”
門限
もんげん
Romaji: mongen
closing time; lockup; curfew
In Japanese, lockup is 門限, read もんげん (mongen).
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Meanings
- n closing time; lockup; curfew
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “lockup”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ハング | ハング hangu | hang; freeze; lockup |
| ブタ箱 | ぶたばこ butabako | police cell; lockup |
| ハングアップ | ハングアップ hanguappu | hang; freeze; lockup |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 専門 | せんもん senmon | speciality; specialty; special subject of study |
| 部門 | ぶもん bumon | division (of a larger group); branch; field |
| 入門 | にゅうもん nyuumon | becoming a pupil (of); becoming a disciple; entering an institution |
| 名門 | めいもん meimon | distinguished family; famous family; noble family |
| 正門 | せいもん seimon | main gate; main entrance |
| 関門 | かんもん kanmon | barrier; checkpoint; gateway |
| 限定 | げんてい gentei | limit; restriction |
| 制限 | せいげん seigen | restriction; restraint; limitation |
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.