sealing away; containment; suppression; charm against; spell against
Used for sealing something away, containing it, or suppressing it. Also used for protective charms or spells against something. Often appears as a suffix in compounds like 記憶封じ (memory seal) or 悪霊封じ (ward against evil spirits).
See also: 封じる (ふうじる)
seal; place where something is sealed; seam of an envelope
Refers to a physical seal or the place where something is sealed, such as the seam of an envelope. Less common than the abstract sealing sense.
See also: 封じる (ふうじる)
封筒の封じがしっかり閉じているか確認してください。
Please check that the envelope's seal is firmly closed.
I bought an amulet to ward off evil spirits.
He didn't open the box in order to keep the memory sealed away.
このお守りは悪霊封じの効果があると言われている。
This amulet is said to have the effect of warding off evil spirits.
手紙に封じをしてポストに入れた。
I sealed the letter and put it in the mailbox.
I searched for a way to break the seal on the curse.
抑制 means suppression or restraint in a broad, often physiological or emotional sense, whereas 封じ carries a stronger nuance of magically or forcibly sealing something away.
解放 means release or liberation, the direct opposite of 封じ's sense of sealing away or containing something.
封筒 is the physical envelope itself, while 封じ refers to the act or spot of sealing (e.g. the seam), not the object.
封鎖 means a blockade or lockdown of a place or route, while 封じ is about sealing away or suppressing a thing, force, or event, not physically closing off an area.
containment; confinement; sealing in
seal (a letter, container); close tightly · block; prevent; suppress; seal off
shut in; confine; seal in; trap · contain; suppress; restrain; bring under control
muzzling; gagging; forcing to keep quiet · silencing; killing to prevent disclosure
sealed move; move sealed until play resumes · forbidden technique; prohibited move
Noun form of the verb 封じる (to seal, to suppress). The verb itself is derived from 封 (ふう, seal) + じる (verbal suffix).
entrap; trap inside; seal in