What does kanji 塞 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 塞 is close.

How is kanji 塞 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 塞 are ふさ.ぐ, とりで, み.ちる; the onyomi readings are ソク, サイ.

What is the main radical of kanji 塞?

The main radical for kanji 塞 is 土.

What words use kanji 塞?

Example words that use kanji 塞 include 塞がる, 塞ぐ, 塞がり, 塞げる.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 2

塞

Meaning

Kanji 塞

close, shut, cover, block, obstruct

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: ふさ.ぐとりでみ.ちる
Onyomi 音読み: ソクサイ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 2010

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: -
Strokes: 13
Radical: 土
Components: 一 • ハ • 土 • 宀
Kanji Kentei: Level 2
Similar Kanji: 寒 • 弿 • 搴 • 寨 • 褰 • 蹇 • 謇

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 74 entries that include this kanji.

塞がる

ふさがる

to be clogged

塞ぐ

ふさぐ

to perform one's role

塞がり

ふさがり

unlucky direction (in Onmyōdō; due to the presence of a god such as Ten'ichijin)

塞げる

ふさげる

to close up

塞の神

さいのかみ

traveler's guardian deity (traveller)

塞翁が馬

さいおうがうま

the future is unpredictable

塞外

さいがい

outside a fort

塞源

そくげん

blockage of a source

塞爾維

セルビア

Serbia

塞栓

そくせん

embolus

塞栓症

そくせんしょう

embolism

塞内

さいない

(area) within the Great Wall of China

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Example sentences

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穴を布で塞いだ。

I covered the hole with a cloth.

落ち葉が排水口を塞いでいる。

Fallen leaves are blocking the drain.

彼は両手で耳を塞いだ。

He covered his ears with both hands.

トラックが道を塞いでいた。

A truck was blocking the road.

質問されて、彼は言葉を塞いだ。

When he was questioned, he fell silent.

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