塞 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「土」
道2High school graduate / general ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「土」
- On
- ソク・サイそく・さい · soku · sai
- Kun
- ふさ.ぐ・とりで・み.ちるfusa.gu · toride · mi.chiru
- Meaning
- block up; fortress
Stroke order
Origin
Earth plus packing into a gap: to stop something up with earth; also a fort that blocks an enemy.
Readings and examples
| Onサイさいsai | 要塞ようさい |
|---|---|
| Onソクそくsoku | 脳梗塞のうこうそく閉塞へいそく |
| Kunふさぐfusagu | 塞ぐふさぐ |
| Kunふさがるfusagaru | 塞がるふさがる |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 要塞ようさい
fortress
- 閉塞へいそく
blockage; deadlock
- 脳梗塞のうこうそく
- 心筋梗塞しんきんこうそく
- 逼塞ひっそく
- 壅塞ようそく
- 痞塞ひそく
Example
土砂で出口が塞がっていた。
The exit was blocked by earth and rubble.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)