封
封

seal, closing

9 strokesFrequency 1,143JLPT N2Grade 8

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Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

seal

Constituents

?dirt
?dirt2
?ground
?ground2
?ivy
?soil2
土soil
圭square jewel
寸glue

Mnemonic Stories

The druid sealed the cave entrance shut with ivy and glue.

Dictionary

Common Words

封印ふういんFreq #3534
1

Common noun

seal

2

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up

封じるふうじるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #3754
1

to seal (e.g. a letter)

2

to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech); to seal off (e.g. a building)

Examples
彼らは賄賂を使って証人の口を封じた。
They bribed the witness into silence.
封筒ふうとうNounFreq #5446
1

envelope

Examples
だれがこの封筒を破って開けたのか。
Who has torn the envelope open?
封ふうNounFreq #8907
1

seal

Examples
いったん封を切るとそのテープは返品できません。
Once you break the seal, you can't return the tape.
封鎖ふうさNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #9158
1

blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area)

Examples
この港は封鎖されうる。
The harbor can be blocked.
2

freezing (funds)

封じ込めるふうじこめるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #13077
1

to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to trap

Examples
原子核には大量のエネルギーが封じ込められている。
A great deal of energy is locked up in the nucleus.
2

to contain; to suppress; to restrain; to bring under control

開封かいふうNounFreq #17008
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal

Examples
彼はその手紙を開封しないで送り返した。
He sent the letter back unopened.
2

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

unboxing (a product)

3

unsealed mail

口封じくちふうじNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #18661
1

muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something)

2

Colloquial; Euphemistic

silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something

護符ごふごふう御符御封NounFreq #23930
1

talisman; amulet; charm

ポンドNounUsually kanaFreq #25418
1

Historically written as 听, 封度, 英斤, 英听

pound (unit of weight)

Examples
彼女はバターを２ポンド買いました。
She bought two pounds of butter.
2

Historically written as 磅

pound (currency); pound sterling

Examples
５ポンド紙幣をお持ちですか。
Do you have a five-pound note?
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