封 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「寸」
道3Junior high level ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「寸」
- On
- フウ・ホウ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- seal; closing
Origin
土 "earth" with 寸: to close off with heaped earth — to seal.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| フウ | 封鎖・封書・密封 |
|---|---|
| ホウ | 封建的・素封家 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 封筒ふうとう
envelope
- 開封かいふう
opening (a letter)
Example
封筒に切手をはった。
I stuck a stamp on the envelope.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)