Word Meaning 塞がる

ふさがる fusagaru

塞がる is read as ふさがる (fusagaru) and means to be clogged.

Meaning

English

  1. to be clogged
  2. to be plugged up
  3. to be occupied
  4. to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
  5. to be closed
  6. to be blocked
  7. to be healed (e.g. wound)
  8. to be shut up

Reading

Kana

ふさがる

Romaji

fusagaru

Writing Variants

  • 塞がる ふたがる futagaru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Antonyms 空く Rank 6881 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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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

立塞がる

たちふさがる

to stand in the way

閉塞

へいそく

blockage

要塞

ようさい

fort

梗塞

こうそく

infarction

方塞がり

かたふさがり

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

八方塞

はっぽうふさがり

being boxed in on all sides

気分が塞ぐ

きぶんがふさぐ

to feel blue

要塞化

ようさいか

fortifying