封
封·seal, fief
- On-yomi
- フウホウ
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 封筒 | ふうとう | envelope |
| 封建的 | ほうけんてき | feudal (in outlook) |
| 開封 | かいふう | opening a sealed letter |
| 密封 | みっぷう | hermetic sealing |
Example sentences
手紙を封筒に入れて出した。
てがみをふうとうにいれてだした。
I put the letter in an envelope and mailed it.
そんな考え方は封建的だと批判された。
そんなかんがえかたはほうけんてきだとひはんされた。
That way of thinking was criticized as feudal.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 封建 as ふうけん — it is ほうけん
- Reading 密封 as みつふう; it is みっぷう
Memory aid
Picture it
圭 (heaped earth) with 寸 (a hand) beside it: a hand piling up a boundary mound to close land off — sealing, whether a fief or an envelope.
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