塞がる

• 読み: ふさがる
• ローマ字: fusagaru
• 漢字の分解: 塞 (soku/fusa) — block, close, stop up
• 発音: /ɸɯ.sa.ɡa.ɾɯ/

意味

To be blocked; to be occupied; to be in use; to be closed off.

A Group 1 (godan) intransitive verb, the natural counterpart of transitive 塞ぐ (fusagu, to block/close). Used when roads are blocked, seats are taken, phone lines are busy, or the mind is preoccupied. The state meaning ('already filled') is as common as the process meaning ('becoming blocked'), so context determines interpretation.

例文

1. 事故で道路が塞がっているため、迂回路を使ってください。
2. 電話回線が塞がっていて、なかなか繋がらなかった。
3. 悲しみで胸が塞がり、言葉が出てこなかった。

使い方ガイド

場面: traffic, communications, emotions, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Intransitive form derived from 塞ぐ (fusagu, to block). The kanji 塞 depicts a blocked passage, originally referring to a mountain fortress or fortified barrier, extending naturally to anything that obstructs or fills a space.

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal