封ふう印いん

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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

Meanings

noun

seal; sealing

A physical or metaphorical seal that closes something, such as a letter, container, or a magical seal.

手て紙がみに封ふう印いんをする。
I put a seal on the letter.
この箱はこには厳げん重じゅうな封ふう印いんが施ほどこされている。
This box has been tightly sealed.

noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

seal; affix a seal; seal up

The act of sealing something, often with a physical stamp or wax, or metaphorically closing off access.

封ふう筒とうを封ふう印いんする。
I seal the envelope.
彼かれはその書しょ類るいに封ふう印いんをした。
He affixed a seal to the document.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を封ふう印いんするto seal something up (an object, ability, or memory)
彼かれは昔むかしの記き憶おくを封ふう印いんしている。
He has sealed away his old memories.
封ふう印いんを解とくto break/release a seal
ついに古ふるい箱はこの封ふう印いんを解といた。
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
呪のろいの封ふう印いんが解とけてしまった。
The seal on the curse came undone.

Kanji

封seal, closing
印stamp, seal, mark

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

封ふうじる sense 2
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.
密みっ封ぷう sense 1
密封 stresses making something airtight or watertight, whereas 封印 focuses on affixing a seal to mark or restrict access.
封ふう鎖さN1sense 1
封鎖 means to blockade or shut off a place or route, while 封印 is about sealing an object or suppressing something specific.
封ふうじ
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.

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封ふうN1
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.
シールN1
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.

Opposites

開かい封ふうN1sense 1
開封 means to break a seal and open something, the direct opposite of 封印, which means to seal it shut.

Don't confuse with

封ふう筒とうN5sense 1
封筒 is an envelope (a container), while 封印 is the act or mark of sealing something, not the container itself.
印いん鑑かんN2sense 1
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.
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.

Word family

外がい交こう封ふう印いん袋ぶくろ
diplomatic bag; diplomatic pouch

Written forms

封ふう印いんUsage100%
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'.