塞ぐ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 塞ぐ

ふさぐ

Godan verb

Freq #3525

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.

Transitive verb

to stand in the way; to obstruct

Transitive verb

to occupy; to fill up; to take up

Transitive verb

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

Intransitive verb

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

13 strokes

Grade 8

shut

cover

block

obstruct

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds

ソク

サイ

Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words

ふさ.ぐ

とりで

み.ちる

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