Word Meaning 塞がり

ふさがり fusagari

塞がり is read as ふさがり (fusagari) and means unlucky direction (in Onmyōdō; due to the presence of a god such as Ten'ichijin).

Meaning

English

unlucky direction (in Onmyōdō; due to the presence of a god such as Ten'ichijin)
being closed
being blocked up
being occupied
hindrance
impedance

Reading

Kana

ふさがり

Romaji

fusagari

Writing Variants

塞がり ふたがり futagari

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Antonyms 恵方・吉方 Rank 151404 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

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塞がる

ふさがる

to be clogged

塞ぐ

ふさぐ

to perform one's role

塞内

さいない

(area) within the Great Wall of China

塞外

さいがい

outside a fort

方塞がり

かたふたがり

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

塞爾維

せるびあ

Serbia

塞源

そくげん

blockage of a source

閉塞

へいそく

blockage

要塞

ようさい

fort

梗塞

こうそく

infarction

手が塞がる

てがふさがる

to be busy

要塞化

ようさいか

fortifying

Example Sentences

傷口はもう塞がりました。

きずぐちはもうふさがりました。

The wound has already closed.

八方塞がりだ。

We're sunk.

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.