塞
塞

close, shut, cover, block, obstruct

13 strokesGrade 8

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ソクサイ

Kun

ふさ.ぐとりでみ.ちる

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塞ぐふさぐGodan verbFreq #3525
1

Transitive verb

to stop up; to close up; to block (up); to plug up; to shut up; to cover (ears, eyes, etc.); to close (eyes, mouth)

Examples
彼女はなぜかふさいでいる。
She looks blue for some reason.
2

Transitive verb

to stand in the way; to obstruct

3

Transitive verb

to occupy; to fill up; to take up

4

Transitive verb

to perform one's role; to do one's duty

5

Intransitive verb

to feel depressed; to be in low spirits; to mope

要塞ようさいNounFreq #8824
1

fort; stronghold; fortification

Examples
そこでまだ要塞都市の遺跡をみることができる。
You can still see the remains of the fortress there.
ふさがる塞がるふたがるIntransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #10703
1

to be closed; to be blocked; to be healed (e.g. wound); to be shut up

Examples
道路は倒れた木で塞がっていた。
The road is blocked by fallen trees.
2

to be clogged; to be plugged up

Examples
あお向けに寝ると、舌やノドチンコがノドの奥に下がるため、上気道が塞がりやすくなります。
If you sleep on your back it's easier for your upper airway to be obstructed because your tongue, uvula, etc. slip towards the back of your throat.
3

to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

Examples
この椅子ふさがっていますか。
Is this seat taken?
耳を塞ぐみみをふさぐExpressionGodan verbFreq #12670
1

to stop (plug) one's ears

立ちふさがる立ち塞がる立塞がるたちふさがるIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #13277
1

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

Examples
その達成には非常に困難なことが立ちふさがっている。
Great difficulties stand in the way of its achievement.
城塞城砦じょうさいNounFreq #18004
1

fortress; stronghold; citadel

せき止める堰き止める塞き止めるせきとめるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #33982
1

to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to bring to a halt; to intercept

Examples
川の水をせき止めるために堤防が建設された。
A bank was built to keep back the water of the river.
2

to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)

八方ふさがり八方塞がりはっぽうふさがり八方塞八方塞りNounFreq #35676
1

being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix

Examples
必死で考えた企画は却下、一生懸命作った本は売れない。山下さんは八方塞がりの状態に陥っている。
Yamashita is stuck with no way out. His well-thought-out project was rejected and the books he worked really hard on aren't selling.
閉塞感へいそくかんNounFreq #36013
1

locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind

開いた口がふさがらない開いた口が塞がらないあいたくちがふさがらない～い Adj.ExpressionFreq #36335
1

Idiomatic expression

dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; openmouthed (with surprise)

Examples
その返事には開いた口が塞がらなかった。
I was taken aback at the answer.
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