How do you say "The doors are closing" in Japanese?

Name: That Cheerful Jingle on the Japanese Platform Is Not Decoration. It Is a Countdown.
Uploaded: 2026-08-09T02:05:00Z
Duration: 20 s
Description: Learn to say ドアが閉まります (doa ga shimarimasu) — The doors are closing. A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

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That Cheerful Jingle on the Japanese Platform Is Not Decoration. It Is a Countdown.

To say The doors are closing in Japanese, say ドアが閉まります (doa ga shimarimasu).

That cheerful little jingle on a Japanese platform is not decoration. It is the last few seconds of your train.

ドアが閉まります doa ga shimarimasu The doors are closing

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ドアが閉まります。 doa ga shimarimasu. The doors are closing.
ドアが閉まります。ご注意ください。 doa ga shimarimasu. go-chuui kudasai. The doors are closing. Please be careful.
危ないですから、次の電車を待ちましょう。 abunai desu kara, tsugi no densha o machimashou. It's dangerous, so let's wait for the next train.

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That Cheerful Jingle on the Japanese Platform Is Not Decoration. It Is a Countdown.

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