close, shut, cover, block
Also: obstruct
On'yomi (音読み)
- ソク
- サイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- ふさ.ぐ
- とりで
- み.ちる
About this kanji
The kanji 塞, pronounced 'saku' or 'sai,' primarily means to close, shut, or block something. It is often used as a verb in its kun’yomi readings, like 塞ぐ (ふさぐ), which means 'to stop up' or 'to obstruct.' Another common form is 塞がる (ふさがる), meaning 'to be closed' or 'to be blocked.' You might also come across compounds like 梗塞 (こうそく), which means 'stoppage,' and 要塞 (ようさい), meaning 'fort.' When using 塞, it’s essential to remember its associations with things being blocked or covered, such as a closed road or a clogged drain.
Example sentences
道が塞がっている。
The road is blocked.
Meanings across languages
- English
- close, shut, cover, block, obstruct
- Tiếng Việt
- đóng, bít
- 日本語
- 塞ぐ
- 한국어
- 막다
- 中文
- 塞
- id
- menyumbat
- th
- ปิด
- es
- bloquear
- fr
- boucher
- de
- verstopfen
- pt
- fechar
Common compounds
- 塞ぐふさぐto stop up, to close up, to block (up)
- 塞がるふさがるto be closed, to be blocked, to be healed (e.g. wound)
- 梗塞こうそくstoppage, blocking, infarction
- 閉塞へいそくblockage, blockade, blocking up
- 要塞ようさいfort, stronghold, fortification
- 心筋梗塞しんきんこうそくheart attack, myocardial infarction
- 塞爾維セルビアSerbia
- 脳梗塞のうこうそくcerebral infarction, (ischemic) stroke
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