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封印 (ふういん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 封印する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 封ふう 印いん する 封ふう 印いん しない Polite 封ふう 印いん します 封ふう 印いん しません Past polite 封ふう 印いん しました 封ふう 印いん しませんでした Past 封ふう 印いん した 封ふう 印いん しなかった Te-form 封ふう 印いん して 封ふう 印いん しないで Desire 封ふう 印いん したい 封ふう 印いん したくない Potential 封ふう 印いん できる 封ふう 印いん できない Passive 封ふう 印いん される 封ふう 印いん されない Causative 封ふう 印いん させる 封ふう 印いん させない Causative passive 封ふう 印いん させられる 封ふう 印いん させられない Volitional 封ふう 印いん しよう Polite volitional 封ふう 印いん しましょう Imperative 封ふう 印いん しろ 封ふう 印いん するな Conditional 封ふう 印いん すれば 封ふう 印いん しなければ Tara conditional 封ふう 印いん したら 封ふう 印いん しなかったら
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I put a seal on the letter.
This box has been tightly sealed.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 封ふう 印いん する to seal something up (an object, ability, or memory)
He has sealed away his old memories.
封ふう 印いん を 解と く to break/release a seal
At last, they broke the seal on the old box.
封ふう 印いん が 解と ける for a seal to come undone/be released
The seal on the curse came undone.
Transitive / intransitive 封印 is used both transitively and intransitively as a する-verb: transitively as in 記憶を封印する (to seal away memories), and intransitively as in 事件が封印する (for an incident to become sealed off, i.e. buried).
Related words· 6 封じる is a native verb meaning to shut or suppress something, while 封印 is a noun/verb pair that usually implies an actual seal or stamp being applied.
密封 stresses making something airtight or watertight, whereas 封印 focuses on affixing a seal to mark or restrict access.
封鎖 means to blockade or shut off a place or route, while 封印 is about sealing an object or suppressing something specific.
封印 is a more formal, weighty term for officially sealing something away (like evidence or memories), while 封じ is more general and often appears as a suffix for charms or wards.
Show 2 more 封印 is a more formal or figurative term for sealing (often used for locking away something symbolically), while 封 simply refers to the physical seal or closure on an envelope or package.
封印 is a formal, official seal used to close documents or containers, while シール is a casual sticker-type seal for everyday use.
Don't confuse with 封筒 is an envelope (a container), while 封印 is the act or mark of sealing something, not the container itself.
印鑑 is a personal name stamp used for signatures and official documents, whereas 封印 is a seal used to close or lock something shut.
Written forms 封ふう 印いん Usage 100%
Standard kanji spelling for both noun and verb uses.
フウイン Usage <1%
Etymology Compound of 封 (ふう, 'seal') and 印 (いん, 'stamp' or 'mark'), literally meaning 'to seal with a stamp'.
封ふう 入にゅう
封印 means to seal something shut (or figuratively lock something away) to prevent tampering or reopening, whereas 封入 means to place an item inside a container and seal it.
