塞 – close, shut, cover

13 strokesJōyō (secondary school)N2 vocabulary

The kanji 塞 means close, shut, cover, block, obstruct. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ソク、サイ (soku, sai); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ふさ.ぐ、とりで、み.ちる (fusagu, toride, michiru). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 土 (no. 32).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ソク	soku
On’yomi	サイ	sai
Kun’yomi	ふさ.ぐ	fusagu
Kun’yomi	とりで	toride
Kun’yomi	み.ちる	michiru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 土 (Kangxi radical 32). Components: 一・土・ハ・宀.

Words using 塞

塞ぐふさぐto stop up塞がるふさがるto be closed

Example sentences

道路は倒れた木で塞がっていた。

The road is blocked by fallen trees.

Tatoeba #123512

あお向けに寝ると、舌やノドチンコがノドの奥に下がるため、上気道が塞がりやすくなります。

If you sleep on your back it's easier for your upper airway to be obstructed because your tongue, uvula, etc. slip towards the back of your throat.

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Kanji with the same radical

地場報在増基土境域型均圧壊城執坂

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