開封

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See also: 开封

Chinese

open
opening up 		the borders
the borderlands
trad. (開封) 開 封
simp. (开封) 开 封
anagram 封開／封开
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Etymology

As a district and city in Henan, named in the late 8th century BC by the Zhuang Duke of Zheng as he settled new territory.

Pronunciation 1

Verb

開封

  1. to unseal, to break open a seal

Pronunciation 2

Proper noun

開封

  1. (～市) Kaifeng (a city in Henan, China)
Synonyms
  • (archaic, historical) 汴梁 (Biànliáng)
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (開封):
  • → Japanese: 開(かい)封(ふう) (kaifū)
  • → Korean: 개봉(開封) (gaebong)
  • → Thai: ไคฟง

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    Japanese

    Etymology 1

    Kanji in this term
    開 封
    かい
    Grade: 3     		ふう
    Grade: S
    goon

    Noun

    開(かい)封(ふう) • (kaifū) 

    1. breaking-open of a seal
      未(み)開(かい)封(ふう)のまま賞(しょう)味(み)期(き)限(げん)を過(す)ぎてしまった牛(ぎゅう)乳(にゅう)
      mikaifū no mama shōmi kigen o sugiteshimatta gyūnyū
      milk that has passed its expiration date without ever being opened
    2. unsealed mail

    Verb

    開(かい)封(ふう)する • (kaifū suru) suru (stem 開(かい)封(ふう)し (kaifū shi), past 開(かい)封(ふう)した (kaifū shita))

    1. to break open a seal
    Conjugation
    Conjugation of "開封する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
    Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
    Mizenkei ("imperfective") 開封し かいふうし kaifū shi
    Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 開封し かいふうし kaifū shi
    Shūshikei ("terminal") 開封する かいふうする kaifū suru
    Rentaikei ("attributive") 開封する かいふうする kaifū suru
    Kateikei ("hypothetical") 開封すれ かいふうすれ kaifū sure
    Meireikei ("imperative") 開封せよ¹
    開封しろ²         		かいふうせよ¹
    かいふうしろ²         		kaifū seyo¹
    kaifū shiro²
    Key constructions
    Passive 開封される かいふうされる kaifū sareru
    Causative 開封させる
    開封さす         		かいふうさせる
    かいふうさす         		kaifū saseru
    kaifū sasu
    Potential 開封できる かいふうできる kaifū dekiru
    Volitional 開封しよう かいふうしよう kaifū shiyō
    Negative 開封しない かいふうしない kaifū shinai
    Negative continuative 開封せず かいふうせず kaifū sezu
    Formal 開封します かいふうします kaifū shimasu
    Perfective 開封した かいふうした kaifū shita
    Conjunctive 開封して かいふうして kaifū shite
    Hypothetical conditional 開封すれば かいふうすれば kaifū sureba
    ¹ Written imperative

    ² Spoken imperative

    Etymology 2

    Kanji in this term
    開 封
    かい
    Grade: 3     		ほう
    Grade: S
    kan'on

    Proper noun

    開(かい)封(ほう) • (Kaihō) 

    1. Kaifeng (a city in Henan, China)

    Korean

    Hanja in this term
    開封

    Noun

    開封 • (gaebong) (hangeul 개봉)

    1. hanja form? of 개봉
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