Kanji

What does the kanji 塞 mean?

塞 means blocking, clogging; fortress, frontier stronghold. On'yomi ソク、サイ. Kun'yomi ふさ.ぐ、とりで、み.ちる.

Quick facts
On'yomi	ソク、サイ
Kun'yomi	ふさ.ぐ、とりで、み.ちる
Strokes	13
Main radical	土

塞On'yomi ソク、サイKun'yomi ふさ.ぐ、とりで、み.ちる

13 strokes

blocking, clogging; fortress, frontier stronghold

Main radical

土soil, earth 3 strokes

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Stroke order · 13 strokes

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Common words

塞ぐふさぐto block, stop up; to cover
塞がるふさがるto be blocked, clogged; to be occupied (already taken)

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