塞ぐ

ふさぐ

to stop up

N2 #10,057

Meanings

  1. 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)
  2. to stand in the way; to obstruct
  3. to occupy; to fill up; to take up
  4. to perform one's role; to do one's duty
  5. godan verb, intransitive to feel depressed; to be in low spirits; to mope

Its kanji

In sentences

その穴あなをふさごうよ。 Let's plug up the hole. #211138

落石らくせきが道路どうろをふさいだ。 Fallen rocks closed the way. #78519

彼かれは壁かべの穴あなをふさいだ。 He filled up the hole in the wall. #100147

バスが行ゆく手てをふさいだ。 A bus got in the way. #198233

倒たおれた木きが道みちをふさいでいた。 A fallen tree obstructed the road. #124402

倒たおれた木きが通とおり道みちをふさいだ。 A fallen tree blocked the path. #124403

工事こうじが通どおりへの進路しんろを塞ふさいだ。 The construction blocked the entrance to the street. #1700312