Word Meaning 塞ぐ (Fusagu): to Perform One's Role

Meaning

English

to perform one's role
to do one's duty
to stand in the way
to obstruct
to feel depressed
to be in low spirits
to mope
to occupy

Reading

Kana

ふさぐ

Romaji

fusagu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 18325 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

塞がる

ふさがる

to be clogged

塞内

さいない

(area) within the Great Wall of China

塞外

さいがい

outside a fort

気分が塞ぐ

きぶんがふさぐ

to feel blue

気が塞ぐ

きがふさぐ

to feel depressed

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

立塞がる

たちふさがる

to stand in the way

手が塞がる

てがふさがる

to be busy

Example Sentences

1

出口を塞ぐものをどけてください。

でぐちをふさぐものをどけてください。

Please remove whatever is blocking the exit.