Vocabulary

What does 塞ぐ (ふさぐ, fusagu) mean?

塞ぐ (ふさぐ, fusagu) means to block, to stop up, to fill in; to cover.

Quick facts
Readingふさぐ
Romajifusagu
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
ふさぐ
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonfusagu

to block, to stop up, to fill in; to cover

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

Example sentences

  • It was so noisy I wanted to cover my ears.

  • A large piece of luggage is blocking the entrance.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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