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音読おんよみ: フウ・ホウ

訓読くんよみ: none*

画数かくすう: 9

部首ぶしゅ: すんづくり(寸)

Meaning

Seal; close; enclose; block off; boundary; pound (unit).

  • 封鎖ふうさ — blockade; shutting down or sealing off an area
  • 封書ふうしょ — sealed letter; letter in an envelope
  • 封印ふういん — a seal placed on something; to seal up
  • 密封みっぷう — airtight seal; sealing something completely
  • 開封かいふう — opening a sealed letter or package
  • ふうをする — to seal; to put a seal on an envelope or container

With the measuring radical on the right, originally pictured marking off land and closing it. Think of driving a stake into the ground at the border — once it’s marked and measured, the space is sealed and no one enters without permission.

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