JLPT N2 · 9 strokes
Kanji 封: "seal, closing"
The kanji 封 means "seal, closing". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read フウ, ホウ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
フウホウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | seal, closing |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1143 of 2,501 |
Common words with 封
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 封印sceau, cachet ; sceller, apposer un sceau
- 封じるsceller, cacheter (une lettre) · empêcher, interdire, bloquer, museler (la parole)
- 封筒envelope
- 封seal
- 封鎖blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area) · freezing (funds)
- 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
- 開封opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal · unboxing (a product)
- 口封じmuzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something) · silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
- 封書sealed letter
- 封を切るto break the seal
- 同封enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
- 封殺suppression (e.g. of free speech) · force-out
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