Word details
封じる
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 封じる.
Dictionary
Entry
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.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
封
seal, closing
9 strokesFrequency 1,143JLPT N2Grade 8
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