Keyword
seal
- closing
- Frequency
- #1143
- Strokes
- 9
- Grade
- 8
- JLPT (old)
- N2
- Heisig
- 168
Readings
フウ82%
ホウ18%
Mnemonic
You press a square jewel a few centimeters deep into hot wax at the flap of the letter, stamping it shut to seal it.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
封じ手
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
Noun
封じ
sealing (away); containment; suppression; charm against; spell against; seal; place where something is sealed; seam (of an envelope)
Noun
封じる
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)
Ichidan verb
帯封
currency strap; banknote strap; currency band; money band; mailing wrapper (around a newspaper, etc.)
Noun
封じ込める
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to trap; to contain; to suppress; to restrain; to bring under control
Ichidan verb