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塞: block

block; close up; fortress
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Readings

On
ソク・サイ
Kun
ふさぐ・とりで・みちる

Kun ふさぐ/ふさがる covers 'block/be blocked'; in on-yomi compounds it is サイ (要塞) or ソク (梗塞).

Key words

塞ぐふさぐto block; to cover
塞がるふさがるto be blocked; to close up
要塞ようさいfortress
梗塞こうそくblockage; infarction

Example sentences

An old fortress still stands on top of the mountain.

There was a loud noise, so I covered my ears without thinking.

The road got blocked by a fallen tree.

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