Japanese symbol for “roadblock”
道路封鎖
どうろふうさ
Romaji: dourofuusa
roadblock
In Japanese, roadblock is 道路封鎖, read どうろふうさ (dourofuusa).
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Meanings
- n roadblock
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 報道 | ほうどう houdou | report (of news); reporting; news |
| 道路 | どうろ douro | road; highway |
| 鉄道 | てつどう tetsudou | railroad; railway; rail transport |
| 道具 | どうぐ dougu | tool; implement; instrument |
| 北海道 | ほっかいどう hokkaidou | Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit) |
| 水道 | すいどう suidou | water supply; water service; waterworks |
| 路上 | ろじょう rojou | on the road; on the street; in the street |
| 回路 | かいろ kairo | circuit |
| 封鎖 | ふうさ fuusa | blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area) |
| 閉鎖 | へいさ heisa | closing; closure |
See also: Chinese symbol for “roadblock”.
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.