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seal

Stroke count: 9

Readings

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Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

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彼らは賄賂を使って証人の口を封じた。They bribed the witness into silence.tatoeba
彼はよくも私の手紙を開封したものだな。How dare he open my letters!tatoeba
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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ivy · square jewel · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土) · glue

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 168

Compound words

封筒ふうとう

envelope

開封かいふう

opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail

完封かんぷう

total blockage; complete shutdown; stopping completely; shutout

同封どうふう

enclosing (e.g. with a letter)

封鎖ふうさ

blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)

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

封じるふうじる

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)

封建主義ほうけんしゅぎ

feudalism

経済封鎖けいざいふうさ

economic blockade; embargo

pound (unit of weight)

封蝋ふうろう

sealing wax

封緘ふうかん

seal (letters, documents, etc.)

Additional Examples

彼は封筒を切って開けた。

He cut the envelope open.tatoeba

彼は封筒を開けてみたが失望しただけであった。

He opened the envelope only to be disappointed.tatoeba

彼はよくも私の手紙を開封したものだな。

How dare he open my letters!tatoeba

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

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