# 封 — seal an envelope

封 means “seal an envelope”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: フウ (fuu), ホウ (hou). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 封 (fuu, “seal”).

- Meaning: seal an envelope
- On'yomi: フウ (fuu), ホウ (hou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Things 1

## How to remember 封

Parts: 圭 jade tablet · 寸 measure

## Words with 封

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 封 | ふう (fuu) | seal |
| 封じる | ふうじる (fuujiru) | to seal |

## Don't confuse it with

[寺](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/temple/) · [時](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/time/) · [持](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/hold/) · [待](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/wait/)

## More in the “Things 1” set

[券](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/ticket/) · [印](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/mark/) · [札](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/banknote/) · [袋](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bag/) · [宝](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/treasure/) · [封](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/seal-an-envelope/) · [械](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/contraption/) · [棒](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/stick/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/seal-an-envelope/. Last updated 2026-11-01.