閉へい塞そく

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閉塞する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Covers physical blockages (pipes, roads, blood vessels) and figurative deadlocks or stagnation. Medical use for occlusion is common.

〈場ば所しょ〉が閉へい塞そくするfor a place (road, passage, tunnel) to become blocked
大おお雪ゆきでトンネルが閉へい塞そくした。
The tunnel became blocked due to heavy snow.
血けっ管かんが閉へい塞そくするfor a blood vessel to become occluded
検けん査さの結けっ果か、動どう脈みゃくの一いち部ぶが閉へい塞そくしていることがわかった。
The examination revealed that part of the artery was occluded.

つまりN3
詰まり is the everyday word for a clog or blockage, while 閉塞 is the more formal, often technical or medical term for the same kind of obstruction.
封ふう鎖さN1
封鎖 describes an intentional blockade or sealing off (often by authorities), whereas 閉塞 describes the resulting blocked state, whether intentional or not.
遮しゃ断だん
遮断 emphasizes actively cutting off a flow (traffic, signal, supply), while 閉塞 emphasizes the blocked or occluded state itself.
停てい滞たいN1
停滞 refers to a general stagnation or standstill (progress, air, traffic flow), while 閉塞 more specifically implies something being physically or structurally blocked.
梗こう塞そく
閉塞 refers to something being physically closed off or sealed, while 梗塞 emphasizes the resulting stoppage, especially in medical contexts like 心筋梗塞.

閉へい鎖さN1
閉塞 means a blockage or obstruction (e.g. a blocked passage or medical condition), whereas 閉鎖 means actively closing or shutting down a facility or system.

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閉へい塞そくUsage96%
Standard kanji spelling; used in both literal and figurative senses.
閉へいそくUsage2%
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Search-only form; the second kanji is sometimes written in kana for readability.
へいそくUsage1%

Compound of 閉 (close, shut) and 塞 (block, obstruct). The word is a Sino-Japanese term (kango) that entered Japanese from Chinese-derived vocabulary.