Word Meaning 塞く

せく seku

塞く is read as せく (seku) and means to dam up (a stream).

Meaning

English

to dam up (a stream)
to dam

Reading

Kana

せく

Romaji

seku

Writing Variants

堰くせく seku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 151178 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

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

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)

手が塞がる

てがふさがる

to be busy

要塞化

ようさいか

fortifying