Quick answer
封 is the kanji for "Seal". It is a JLPT N2 kanji. The main reading is ふう (fuu). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Seal
Also : Close · Closing
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
9 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 封 represents 'SEAL'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of seal.
On-reading: ふう — remember this sound by associating it with seal.
Example Sentences
秘密の手紙に封をして、大切にしまっておきました。
ひみつのてがみにふうをして、たいせつにしまっておきました。
I sealed the secret letter and kept it carefully.
封建的な考え方は、現代社会では通用しません。
ほうけんてきなかんがえかたは、げんだいしゃかいではつうようしません。
Feudalistic thinking does not hold in modern society.
Vocabulary using 封
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 4, 2026
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