Kanji

封

seal, closing

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

寸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

フウ, ホウ

Nanori (Name Reading)

かね

Common Readings

フウ, ホウ

Example sentences

封印 ふういん
彼は辛い過去を心の中に封印した。

He sealed his painful past deep in his heart.

封じる ふうじる
彼は沈黙を守ることで、反論を封じた。

He blocked the counterargument by remaining silent.

封筒 ふうとう
手紙を封筒に入れて、切手を貼った。

I put the letter in the envelope and stuck a stamp on it.

おもて
封筒の表には受取人の名前が書いてある。

The recipient's name is written on the front of the envelope.

ふう
手紙の封を切った

I opened the seal of the letter.

ろう
彼女は蝋で手紙に封をした。

She sealed the letter with wax.

封鎖 ふうさ
警察は事件現場の周辺道路を封鎖した。

The police sealed off the roads around the crime scene.

封じ込める ふうじこめる
警察はデモ隊を広場に封じ込めた

The police contained the protesters in the square.

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