Illustration: At a Japanese household table, a person slides a folded sheet of plain paper halfway into a long paper envelope. The envelope's open flap and separate front and back layers make its pocket shape clear. A second envelope lies nearby with its flap neatly closed, showing the completed form.

JLPT N5nounLevel estimated by Bebop

封ふう筒とう

fuutou

envelope

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしはすでに封筒ふうとうをもっている。

    I already have an envelope.

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  2. 封筒ふうとうをください。

    I need an envelope.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 封筒ふうとうには切手きってを貼はりましたか？

    Did you put a stamp on the envelope?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 封筒

  • 封seal; closingOnフウ・ホウ
  • 筒cylinder; pipeOnトウKunつつ

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