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Kanji Detail for 封 - "seal, close, confer"
封
- Meaning
封 means "seal, close, confer."
Seal - To close securely.
Envelope - A sealed container for letters.
Confer - To grant land or title.
Border - A boundary line.
- 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.
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Sentences including 封
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私は風の通らない厚羅紗の下に密封された自分の身体を持て余した。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私はそれを封じる時、先生ははたしてまだ東京にいるだろうかと疑った。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
手の放せない私は、すぐ封を切る訳に行かないので、ちょっとそれを懐に差し込んだ。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
「Ｋの事件が一段落ついた後で、私は彼の姉の夫から長い封書を受け取りました」
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
「Ｋの事件が一段落ついた後で、私は彼の姉の夫から長い封書を受け取りました」
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha