封
closing, seal
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
9 / 9
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:9
JLPT:2
Frequency:1143
Vocabulary
フウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 同封 | ドウフウ | enclosing (e.g. with a letter) |
| 封鎖 | フウサ | blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds) |
| 封書 | フウショ | sealed letter |
| 封筒 | フウトウ | envelope |
| 開封 | カイフウ | opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail |
ホウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 封建主義 | ホウケンシュギ | feudalism |
| 封建的 | ホウケンテキ | feudal; feudalistic |
| 封建 | ホウケン | feudalism |
| 旧封 | キュウホウ | former fief |
| 半封建性 | ハンホウケンセイ | semifeudalism |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 完封 | かんぷう | total blockage; complete shutdown; stopping completely; shutout |
| 封 | ふう | seal |
| 経済封鎖 | けいざいふうさ | economic blockade; embargo |
| 封じ手 | ふうじて | sealed move; next move written down and kept sealed in an envelope until the game is resumed the following day; forbidden maneuver (in sumo, martial arts, etc.); forbidden technique |
| 封じる | ふうじる | to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech); to seal off (e.g. a building) |
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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
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have, hold
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bud, germ, spear, sprout
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congratulations, longevity, one's natural life
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寺
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特
special
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辱
embarrass, humiliate, shame
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華
flower, gay, gorgeous, luster, ostentatious, petal, shine, showy, splendor
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boulevard, street, town
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芸
acting, art, craft, performance, stunt, technique, trick
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弐
II, second, two
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