Fusagu

JLPT N2

塞ぐ (Fusagu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to stop up, to close up, to block (up), to plug up”.

Meanings

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

Examples

  • Let's plug up the hole.

  • Fallen rocks closed the way.

  • He filled up the hole in the wall.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 塞ぐ

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