Kanji

塞

塞

close, shut, cover, block, obstruct

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

土部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ソク, サイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ふさぐ, とりで, みちる

Example sentences

塞ぐ ふさぐ
倒れた 木 が 道 を 塞いでいる 。

A fallen tree is blocking the road.

退ける どける
道 を 塞いでいる 箱 を 退けて ください 。

Please move the box that is blocking the path.

要塞 ようさい
その 要塞 は 敵 の 攻撃 に 耐えた 。

The fortress withstood the enemy's attack.

陥落 かんらく
要塞 が 敵 の 手 によって 陥落した

The fortress fell to the enemy.

塞がる ふさがる
やっと 傷口 が 塞がりました 。

The wound has finally closed.

耳を塞ぐ みみをふさぐ
大きな 音 に 驚いて 、 思わず 耳を塞いだ 。

Startled by the loud sound, I instinctively covered my ears.

立ち塞がる たちふさがる
私たち の 前 には 、 解決 すべき 多く の 困難 が 立ち塞がっている 。

In front of us, many difficulties that need to be solved are standing in our way.

Example Vocabulary

塞ぐ

ふさぐ

to block; to plug; to stop up; to occupy

要塞

ようさい

fortress; fort; stronghold

塞がる

ふさがる

to be blocked, to be closed, to be full, to be occupied

耳を塞ぐ

みみをふさぐ

to cover one's ears; to shut one's ears

立ち塞がる

たちふさがる

to stand in the way; to block; to obstruct

城塞

じょうさい

八方塞がり

はっぽうふさがり

開いた口が塞がらない

あいたくちがふさがらない

閉塞感

へいそくかん

塞ぎ込む

ふさぎこむ

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