封印

Chinese

 
to confer; to grant; to seal; (a measure word)
 
stamp; seal; mark; print; India (abbrev.)
simp. and trad.
(封印)

Pronunciation


Noun

封印

  1. seal (stamp)

Japanese

封印: a Japanese ink seal
封印: a western-style wax seal
Kanji in this term
ふう
Grade: S
いん
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 封印 (pjowng ʔjinH, literally to enclose, to seal + stamp, seal). Compare modern Mandarin 封印 (fēngyìn).

Pronunciation

Noun

封印 (hiragana ふういん, rōmaji fūin)

  1. a seal, such as a wax impression or stamped pattern, made across the closure of an envelope or on a document for purposes of authentication
    • 1999 May 27, ふういんくさり [Sealing Chain]”, in Vol.3 (in Japanese), Konami:
       (あい) ()をギリギリと () ()げて、 (ふう) (いん) (ほどこ) (ちから) ()つ。
      Aite o girigiri to shimeagete, fūin o hodokosu chikara o motsu.
      It tightly binds the opponent, drain their power and pour it into the seal.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Verb

封印する (hiragana ふういんする, rōmaji fūin suru)

  1. to apply a seal of wax or ink to something
  2. to seal something shut

Conjugation

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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