封
封 — Seal
seal, closing
On’yomiフウ (fuu)
On’yomiホウ (hou)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 封
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 完封 | かんぷう kanpuu | total blockage; complete shutdown; stopping completely |
| 封鎖 | ふうさ fuusa | blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area) |
| 封筒 | ふうとう fuutou | envelope |
| 封 | ふう fuu | seal |
| 封書 | ふうしょ fuusho | sealed letter |
| 封じ手 | ふうじて fuujite | 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.) |
Study notes
封 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1143 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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