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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In this video

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.

Why this phrase

Every platform has its own 発車メロディ. When it ends, the doors close, and one short line tells you it is already happening. Teach the listening cue so a visitor stops sprinting at the wrong moment. Do not put a number on the melody: its length varies by station and line.