Memory phrase for the Kanji: 封


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Meaning seal, close off

Pronunciation

FŪ, HŌ

Explanation

Left: piled/cumulated earth (=2x earth ), right: skillful hand

Mnemonic


 
(cf. street [= I go over piled earth ] - Thus at road construction:) Earth is piled up by skillful hands and sealed.

Radicals

piled earthtwice earth about each other
skillful handImage of a hand forearm and pulse . It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 SUN = 3.03 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand" and partly also "to measure".
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 Vocabulary

 同封  どうふう  enclosure (e.g. in a letter)
 封  ふう  seal
 封建  ほうけん  feudalistic
 封筒  ふうとう  envelope
 封鎖  ふうさ  blockade, freezing (funds)

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