JLPT N2 · Verb

塞がる (fusagaru)

塞がる (ふさがる, fusagaru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to be closed; to be blocked”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ふさがる
Romaji: fusagaru
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

to be closed; to be blocked; to be healed (e.g. wound); to be shut up · godan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
to be clogged; to be plugged up · godan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation) · godan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana

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.

Tatoeba #76916

この椅子ふさがっていますか。

Is this seat taken?

Tatoeba #222956

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 塞がる

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	塞がる	ふさがる fusagaru
Polite (~masu)	塞がります	ふさがります fusagarimasu
Negative	塞がらない	ふさがらない fusagaranai
Polite negative	塞がりません	ふさがりません fusagarimasen
Past	塞がった	ふさがった fusagatta
Polite past	塞がりました	ふさがりました fusagarimashita
Negative past	塞がらなかった	ふさがらなかった fusagaranakatta
Te-form	塞がって	ふさがって fusagatte
Potential	塞がれる	ふさがれる fusagareru
Passive	塞がられる	ふさがられる fusagarareru
Causative	塞がらせる	ふさがらせる fusagaraseru
Volitional	塞がろう	ふさがろう fusagarou
Imperative	塞がれ	ふさがれ fusagare
Conditional (~ba)	塞がれば	ふさがれば fusagareba

Kanji in 塞がる

塞

close, shut, coverソク・サイ・ふさ.ぐ・とりで · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 塞がる.

塞ぐふさぐto stop up

Source: JMdict entry 1602570 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.