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Japanese symbol for “shutout”

Romaji: kanpuu
total blockage; complete shutdown; stopping completely

In Japanese, shutout is , read (kanpuu).

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

  1. n, vs, vt total blockage; complete shutdown; stopping completely
  2. n, vs, vt shutout (baseb)

Kanji and stroke order

perfect, completion, end
on: カン
7 strokes · JLPT 2
seal, closing
on: フウ、ホウ
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “shutout”

WordReadingMeaning
しめだし shimedashishutout; shutting out; lock-out
シャットアウト shattoautoshutout; shutting out; locking out
れいはい reihailosing without scoring; shutout; whitewash

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かんぜん kanzenperfect; complete
かんせい kanseicompletion; perfection; accomplishment
かんりょう kanryoucompletion; conclusion
ふかんぜん fukanzenimperfect; incomplete; faulty
かんけつ kanketsuconclusion; completion
かんばい kanbaiselling out; being sold out
ふうさ fuusablockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area)
ふうとう fuutouenvelope

See also: Chinese symbol for “shutout”.

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.

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