ふうじる
fūjiru

Ichidan Verb

1. to seal (e.g. a letter)

Transitive
Ichidan Verb

2. to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech); to seal off (e.g. a building)

Transitive
Related to 口を封じる
かれらは賄賂 わいろ使 つかって証人 しょうにん くち ふうじた。
karerawa wairō tsukatte shōninno kuchio fūjita.
They bribed the witness into silence.