塞ぐ
ふさぐ
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to stop up; to close up; to block (up); to plug up; to shut up; to cover (ears, eyes, etc.); to close (eyes, mouth)
- to stand in the way; to obstruct
- to occupy; to fill up; to take up
- to perform one's role; to do one's duty
- Godan verb, Intransitive to feel depressed; to be in low spirits; to mope See also: 鬱ぐ (ふさぐ).
Kanji
- 塞 block. Read as ふさぐ.
Example sentences
- 壊れた窓は板でふさがれた。
The broken window was boarded up. - 遠くまで行かないうちに、道路がトラックにふさがれているのが見えた。
We had not gone far before we saw the road blocked by a truck. - バスが行く手をふさいだ。
A bus got in the way. - その穴をふさごうよ。
Let's plug up the hole. - 私は、両耳を指でふさいで、あの恐ろしい音が聞こえないようにしたの。
I put my fingers in my ears to block out the terrible sounds.
Common phrases
- 道路を塞ぐ
- 道を塞ぐ
- 口を塞ぐ
- 進路を塞ぐ
- あなをふさぐ to fill a hole with earth
- 入り口を塞ぐ
- みみをふさぐ to stop (plug) one's ears
- 車線を塞ぐ
- 逃げ道を塞ぐ
- 隙間を塞ぐ
- 出口を塞ぐ
- 行く手を塞ぐ
- 通路を塞ぐ
- 傷口を塞ぐ
- 鼻と塞ぐ