Japanese symbol for “shutout”
完封
かんぷう
Romaji: kanpuu
total blockage; complete shutdown; stopping completely
In Japanese, shutout is 完封, read かんぷう (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
- n, vs, vt total blockage; complete shutdown; stopping completely
- n, vs, vt shutout (baseb)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “shutout”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 締め出し | しめだし shimedashi | shutout; shutting out; lock-out |
| シャットアウト | シャットアウト shattoauto | shutout; shutting out; locking out |
| 零敗 | れいはい reihai | losing without scoring; shutout; whitewash |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 完全 | かんぜん kanzen | perfect; complete |
| 完成 | かんせい kansei | completion; perfection; accomplishment |
| 完了 | かんりょう kanryou | completion; conclusion |
| 不完全 | ふかんぜん fukanzen | imperfect; incomplete; faulty |
| 完結 | かんけつ kanketsu | conclusion; completion |
| 完売 | かんばい kanbai | selling out; being sold out |
| 封鎖 | ふうさ fuusa | blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area) |
| 封筒 | ふうとう fuutou | envelope |
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.