塞ぐ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ふさ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
壅ぐ
閉ぐ
塡ぐ

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) さぐ [fùságú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟sa̠ɡɯ̟]
  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「塞ぐ
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
塞ぐ さぐ [fùságú]
Imperative (命令形) 塞げ さげ [fùságé]
Key constructions
Passive 塞がれる さがれる [fùságárérú]
Causative 塞がせる さがせる [fùságásérú]
Potential 塞げる さげる [fùságérú]
Volitional 塞ごう さご [fùságóꜜò]
Negative 塞がない さがない [fùságánáí]
Negative perfective 塞がなかった さがなかった [fùságánáꜜkàttà]
Formal 塞ぎます さぎま [fùságímáꜜsù]
Perfective 塞いだ さいだ [fùsáídá]
Conjunctive 塞いで さいで [fùsáídé]
Hypothetical conditional 塞げば さげ [fùságéꜜbà]

Verb

(ふさ) • (fusagutransitive godan (stem (ふさ) (fusagi), past (ふさ)いだ (fusaida))

Japanese verb pair
active 塞ぐ
mediopassive 塞がる
  1. to close, to shut up
  2. to obstruct, to cover, to block
    (みち)(ふさ)michi o fusaguto block a road
    ()(くち)(ふさ)te de kuchi o fusaguto cover (one's) mouth with (one's) hands
    (みみ)(ふさ)mimi o fusaguto cover (one's) ears
  3. to occupy
  4. to satisfy, to fulfill
  5. 鬱ぐ: to feel depressed, to mope
    ()ふさぐki ga fusaguto feel depressed
    いつまでもふさいでいられませんよ
    itsumademo fusaide iraremasen yo
    I can't keep moping around forever.

Conjugation