Translation guide
How to express 'shutout' in Japanese, primarily in sports contexts, meaning preventing the opponent from scoring.
To describe a game or match where one team prevents the other from scoring any points or goals.
The most common and direct term for a shutout in sports like baseball, soccer, etc. It implies a complete defensive domination.
To express the idea of completely preventing someone or something from participating, entering, or having influence.
ピッチャーが完封勝利を収めた。
The pitcher achieved a shutout victory.
The team recorded their first shutout of the season.
The verb form meaning 'to shut out' the opponent. Used with a direct object (the opponent).
We shut out the opposing team.
A loss by shutout, i.e., being shut out. Used from the perspective of the losing team.
The team suffered a shutout loss.
Synonym for shutout, literally 'zero seal'. Slightly more formal or literary, but still common in sports reporting.
The pitching staff combined for a shutout.
Loanword from English 'shutout'. Commonly used in sports contexts, especially in baseball and soccer.
He achieved a shutout.
Literally 'to lock out' or 'to shut out'. Used for physically or metaphorically excluding someone from a place or group.
He was shut out of the meeting.
New entrants were shut out of the market.
Means 'to exclude' or 'to eliminate'. More formal and often used in business or technical contexts.
That policy shuts out small businesses.
Figurative use of the loanword, meaning to completely block or ignore someone. Often used in interpersonal contexts.
She completely shut out his opinion.