Refers to the act of shutting someone out, locking them out, or excluding them from a group, event, or place. Often used in contexts like labor lockouts, sports shutouts, or social exclusion.
The union protested the company's lockout.
He was shut out of the meeting.
Standard kanji spelling for the noun meaning shutout or lockout.
Variant using 閉 (close/shut); less common but still seen.
Abbreviated kanji form; rare in modern usage.
Abbreviated kanji form; rare in modern usage.
Noun form of the verb 締め出す (shut out), from 締める (tighten/shut) + 出す (out).