N21522/1725

塞ふさぐ

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verbintransitive verb

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ふさぐ

Meanings

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
to feel depressed, to be in low spirits, to mope

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Example sentences

彼かれは耳みみを塞ふさいで音楽おんがくを無視むしした。

He covered his ears and ignored the music.

道路どうろ工事こうじで道みちが塞ふさがれていて、迂回うかいしなければならなかった。

The road was blocked due to construction work, so we had to take a detour.

穴あなを塞ふさがないと水みずが漏もれ続つづけるよ。

If you don't plug up the hole, the water will keep leaking.

悲かなしいニュースを聞きいて、すっかり気きが塞ふさいでしまった。

After hearing the sad news, I felt completely depressed.

緊急きんきゅう時じに備そなえ、非常口ひじょうぐちを物もので塞ふさいでおかないよう徹底てっていした管理かんりが求もとめられる。

In preparation for emergencies, thorough management is required to ensure that emergency exits are not blocked with objects.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)