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Japanese symbol for “enclosing”

Romaji: doufuu
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)

In Japanese, enclosing is , read (doufuu).

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Meanings

  1. adj-no, n, vs enclosing (e.g. with a letter)

Kanji and stroke order

same, agree, equal
on: ドウ
kun: おな.じ
6 strokes · JLPT 3
seal, closing
on: フウ、ホウ
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “enclosing”

WordReadingMeaning
ふうにゅう fuunyuusealing (something) inside; enclosing (with a letter, etc.)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
どうよう douyousame; similar; (just) like
どうし doushifellow; mutual; companion
きょうどう kyoudoucooperation; collaboration; association
おなじ onajisame; identical; equal
どうじ doujisame time
どうい douiagreement; consent; approval
ふうさ fuusablockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area)
ふうとう fuutouenvelope

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.