Japanese symbol for “containment”
封じ込め
ふうじこめ
Romaji: fuujikome
containment
In Japanese, containment is 封じ込め, read ふうじこめ (fuujikome).
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Meanings
- n containment
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “containment”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 封じ | ふうじ fuuji | sealing (away); containment; suppression |
| 牽制 | けんせい kensei | containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; feint operation |
| 控制 | こうせい kousei | restraint; containment |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 封鎖 | ふうさ fuusa | blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area) |
| 封筒 | ふうとう fuutou | envelope |
| 開封 | かいふう kaifuu | opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal |
| 完封 | かんぷう kanpuu | total blockage; complete shutdown; stopping completely |
| 封印 | ふういん fuuin | seal |
| 同封 | どうふう doufuu | enclosing (e.g. with a letter) |
| 見込み | みこみ mikomi | hope; promise; possibility |
| 申し込み | もうしこみ moushikomi | application; entry; request |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.