Japanese symbol for “shut”
閉じる
とじる
Romaji: tojiru
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
In Japanese, shut is 閉じる, read とじる (tojiru).
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
- v1, vi, vt to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “shut”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 閉ざす | とざす tozasu | to shut; to close; to fasten |
| 立つ | たつ tatsu | to shut (of a door, shoji, etc.); to be shut; to be closed |
| 閉める | しめる shimeru | to close; to shut |
| 立てる | たてる tateru | to shut (a sliding door or shutter); to close |
| シャット | シャット shatto | shut |
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.) |
| 閉塞 | へいそく heisoku | blockage; blockade; blocking up |
| 閉める | しめる shimeru | to close; to shut |
See also: Chinese symbol for “shut”.
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.