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Kanji Detail for 封 - "to seal, envelope"

封

  • Meaning

    封 means "to seal, envelope." Also associated with to confer.

    1. Seal - To close securely.

    2. Envelope - A sealed container for letters.

    3. Confer - To grant land or title.

    4. Border - A boundary line.

  • Words using 封

    • 完封 かんぷう Listen total blockage; complete shutdown; stopping completely
    • 封筒 ふうとう Listen envelope
    • 封鎖 ふうさ Listen blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area)
    • 封書 ふうしょ Listen sealed letter
    • 封じ手 ふうじて Listen 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.)
    • 経済封鎖 けいざいふうさ Listen economic blockade; embargo
    • 封じる ふうじる Listen to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid
    • 同封 どうふう Listen enclosing (e.g. with a letter)

  • Four-character idioms with 封

    • 封豕長蛇 ほうしちょうだ Listen greedy and cruel

  • Tattoo check: 封

    • Verified meaning: to seal, envelope
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read きずく, ふう)
    • Also carries these associations: to confer

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 封

    Given names 封(きずく)Listen

    Surnames 封(ふう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    seal; closing

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    letter, envelope; feudal

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Feng

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    envelope, letter; to confer, to grant; feudal

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    When a king grants land to someone and establishes them as a feudal lord, it's called 封. | Receiving honorary titles due to official position is also called 封. Such as the old terms 誥封, 貤封. A father honored through his son's merit is called 封翁, 封君, meaning receiving the son's title. | Boundary. Such as officials in charge of boundaries called 封人. | Great. Such as 封豕長蛇. | To heap up. Piling earth to raise a mound is called 封. Such as 封禪. Also, accumulating earth to build a tomb is called 封. | Wealthy. Such as 厚自封殖, meaning accumulating wealth. Rich households are called 素封, meaning though without noble rank, having wealth like lords. | To seal. Such as 封條, 信封. | Restricting something from exceeding limits is called 封. Such as gambling's 封門. Being content with one's ways and not seeking improvement is called 故步自封.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    fuu(フウ) フウ

    hoh(ホウ) ホウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    寸 (sun)

  • Related Keywords

    to seal envelope to confer bestow border grave letter mound stamp close cover enclose secure grant

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