塞ぐ

• 読み: ふさぐ
• ローマ字: fusagu
• 漢字の分解: 塞 (fusa/soku/sai) — to block, stop up, obstruct
• 発音: /ɸɯ.sa.ɡɯ/

意味

To stop up; to close up; to block; to plug; to shut. Used for physically covering or obstructing openings such as ears, eyes, or gaps.

A Group 1 (godan) transitive verb. Versatile in usage: covers physical blocking (plugging a hole), covering body parts (ears, eyes, mouth), and figurative uses (blocking a path). Often paired with を for the thing being blocked.

例文

1. 大きな声を聞きたくなくて、耳を塞いだ。
2. 工事で道路が塞がれて通れなかった。
3. 穴をセメントで塞ぐ作業が始まった。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, construction, physical actions

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 塞 carries the meaning of 'to block' or 'to obstruct,' used in both physical and metaphorical senses throughout the language's history.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal