塞ふさがる

also: ふたがる

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

塞がる · godan verb (-ru)

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

be blocked; be clogged; be closed

usually written using kana alone

Describes a passage, opening, or pipe being physically obstructed or shut. Also used for wounds closing up.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

usually written using kana alone

Used for seats, rooms, schedules, or positions being filled or unavailable.

〈物もの〉で〈場ば所しょ〉が塞ふさがるfor a place to be blocked by something
大おおきな岩いわで道みちが塞ふさがっている。
The road is blocked by a large rock.
〈場ば所しょ〉が塞ふさがっているfor a seat, room, or spot to be occupied
このテーブルはもう塞ふさがっています。
This table is already taken.
傷きず口ぐちが塞ふさがるfor a wound to close up or heal
傷きず口ぐちがようやく塞ふさがった。
The wound finally closed up.
〈時とき〉の予よ定ていが塞ふさがっているto have one's schedule fully booked for a certain time
その日ひの予よ定ていはすでに塞ふさがっている。
My schedule for that day is already full.
鼻はなが塞ふさがるto have a stuffy or blocked nose
風邪かぜで鼻はなが塞ふさがっている。
My nose is stuffed up from a cold.

塞ふさぐN2
塞ぐ is the transitive counterpart meaning 'to block, to fill, to cover'; 塞がる is intransitive and describes the resulting state.

詰つまるN2sense 1
詰まる also means 'to be clogged' but often implies a tighter packing or jamming, while 塞がる focuses on an opening being blocked or closed.
埋うまるN1
埋まる emphasizes something filling up completely, such as seats or a schedule, while 塞がる simply describes the resulting state of being occupied or blocked.
閉とじるN3sense 1
閉じる describes a deliberate or natural closing action, like a door or a wound, while 塞がる stresses that an opening has become obstructed or filled.
つかえるN1
塞がる describes a slot, seat, or line being taken/occupied, close to つかえる's sense of being unavailable, but 塞がる is used more broadly for any closed opening.

開あくN4
空く means a seat or spot becomes free or vacant, the direct opposite of 塞がる meaning occupied or taken.

塞ふさがり
being closed; being blocked; being occupied; hindrance · unlucky direction (in Onmyōdō)

塞がるUsage41%
- ふさがる
  Standard kanji spelling, though the word is usually written in kana.
- ふたがる
  out-dated reading
ふさがるUsage59%
Kana spelling is the most common written form.
ふたがる
out-dated reading
Obsolete kana usage; included for search and historical reference.

Intransitive form related to the transitive verb 塞ぐ (ふさぐ). The kanji 塞 carries meanings of 'block' or 'close off'.