Kanji
N2 9 strokes Grade 8 freq #1143

seal, closing

On'yomi (音読み)

Radical (部首)

inch sun

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

total blockage; complete shutdown
blockade; lockdown
envelope
seal
sealed letter
economic blockade; embargo
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
seal
feudalism
suppression (e.g. of free speech)

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

sealed move; next move written down and kept sealed in an envelope until the game is resumed the following day
to seal (e.g. a letter)
premiere; first showing

Example sentences

The harbor can be blocked.

Soldiers barred the way to the city.

He cut the envelope open.

It might be a bit big but this envelope will do just fine. It's better to be too big than too small.