Onyomi: フウ, ホウ · Kunyomi: - · Meanings: closing, seal
Kanji for closing, seal
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封 is made of 圭 on the left and 寸 on the right. 圭 represents piled earth or raised ground. 寸 means hand or measurement. In ancient times, land boundaries were measured and marked by hand. After marking the land, it was officially closed or sealed. From this idea of marking and closing, 封 came to mean seal.
Land was measured and officially closed. That act of sealing became 封.
Imagine stacking earth (圭) to mark land, then using your hand (寸) to stamp it closed. That official sealing action is 封.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 封 | ふう | seal | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 封筒 | ふうとう | envelope | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 封鎖 | ふうさ | blockade, lockdown, sealing off (an area) | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 封建 | ほうけん | feudalistic | JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 封じる | ふうじる | to seal (e.g. a letter) | common Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 封建的 | ほうけんてき | feudal, feudalistic | common Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 封切り | ふうきり | premiere, first showing, release (film) | Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 封じ込む | ふうじこむ | to entrap | Godan verb with 'mu' ending |
| 封建時代 | ほうけんじだい | feudal era, feudal times, feudal period, feudal age, age of feudalism | Noun |
| 封切る | ふうきる | to release (e.g. a film) | Godan verb with 'ru' ending |