(ふう)じる

ふうじる
verb (ichidan)
to seal; to block, to suppress
他動詞 transitiveaction
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present(ふう)じる(ふう)じない
Present polite(ふう)じます(ふう)じません
Past(ふう)じた(ふう)じなかった
Past polite(ふう)じました(ふう)じませんでした
て form(ふう)じて(ふう)じなくて
ている present(ふう)じている(ふう)じていない
ている polite(ふう)じています(ふう)じていません
ている past(ふう)じていた(ふう)じていなかった
ている past polite(ふう)じていました(ふう)じていませんでした
Conditional ば(ふう)じれば(ふう)じなければ
Conditional たら(ふう)じたら(ふう)じなかったら
Volitional(ふう)じよう
Volitional polite(ふう)じましょう
Potential(ふう)じられる(ふう)じられない
Passive(ふう)じられる(ふう)じられない
Causative(ふう)じさせる(ふう)じさせない
Imperative(ふう)じろ(ふう)じるな
1. to seal, to close with a seal
To seal an envelope, container, or opening. The physical act of sealing something shut.
封筒(ふうとう)(ふう)じる。
To seal an envelope.
手紙(てがみ)のり(ふう)じて()した
I sealed the letter with glue and sent it.
Please seal the bottle opening tightly.
2. to block, to suppress, to seal away
To prevent something from being used, expressed, or accessed. Used figuratively for suppressing abilities, memories, or options.
To block the opponent's attack.
I sealed the painful memories deep in my heart.
The coach devised a strategy to completely shut down the opposing team's ace player.

Common patterns

(ふう)じる is an ichidan verb. The older godan form (ふう)ずる also exists but is less common in modern usage.

Common collocations

Similar words

(ふさ) means to block or close off a physical opening. 封印(ふういん)する means to seal away, often with a supernatural or dramatic connotation. (ふう)じる covers both physical sealing and figurative suppression.