English–Japanese
“lock up” in Japanese
Japanese
Pronunciation
Romajitojikomeru
Example
大雪が私たちを家に閉じ込めました。ō yuki ga watashi ta chi o ie ni to ji ko me ma shi ta
Heavy snow locked us in the house.
How to say “lock up” in Japanese
“Lock up” in Japanese is 閉じ込める (tojikomeru).
Centers on making someone or something stay inside a bounded place rather than letting it out.
Example sentences with 閉じ込める
洪水が住民を学校に閉じ込めました。kō zui ga jū min o gak kō ni to ji ko me ma shi ta
The flood trapped the residents in the school.
Tips for using 閉じ込める
- Japanese can use 閉じ込める (tojikomeru) for confinement caused by heavy snow or another circumstance, so the verb does not by itself imply deliberate imprisonment.