封

seal; closing

9 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1143.

Readings

• フウ (on reading): 封印 (ふういん) seal; 開封 (かいふう) opening (a letter, parcel, etc.)
• ホウ (on reading): 移封 (いほう) forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain by the Edo shogunate; 転封 (てんぽう) forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain

Components

• 圭
• 寸
• 土 radical earth
• 寸 radical inch; measure

Kanji containing 封

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Words using 封

• 封印 (ふういん) seal
• 開封 (かいふう) opening (a letter, parcel, etc.)
• 封筒 (ふうとう) envelope
• 封ずる (ふうずる) to seal (letter)
• 封入 (ふうにゅう) sealing (something) inside
• 移封 (いほう) forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain by the Edo shogunate
• 転封 (てんぽう) forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain
• 冊封 (さくほう) bestowing peerage by imperial edict (in ancient China)
• 封建制 (ほうけんせい) feudal system
• 封建 (ほうけん) feudalism
• 封戸 (ふこ) household of which half of the taxes were given to a designated person (ritsuryō system)
• 食封 (じきふ) stipend given to a designated person, such as a noble, and which was paid by a designated household (ritsuryō system)

105 words in all.

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