Japanese

じる

ふうじる
Meaning: to seal; to block; to prevent
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 封じる 封じない
Polite 封じます 封じません
Past 封じた 封じなかった
Polite + Past 封じました 封じませんでした
Te-form 封じて 封じなくて
Potential 封じられる 封じられない
Passive 封じられる 封じられない
Causative 封じさせる 封じさせない
Imperative 封じろ 封じるな

Handwriting

封
じ
る

Example

He blocked the counterargument by remaining silent.

Usage Notes

Can refer to sealing an envelope, or figuratively to suppressing or preventing an action.

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