Meaning of 塞がる in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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塞がる, 壅がるJLPT 2
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Kana Readingふさがる, ふたがる
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Romajifusagaru, futagaru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to be closed; to be blocked; to be healed (e.g. wound); to be shut up
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to be clogged; to be plugged up
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
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Example Sentences
塞がる, 壅がる, ふさがる, ふたがる used in context
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あお向けに寝ると、舌やノドチンコがノドの奥に下がるため、上気道が塞がりやすくなります。
If you sleep on your back it's easier for your upper airway to be obstructed because your tongue, uvula, etc. slip towards the back of your throat.
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病院の医師たちは彼等の時間がすべて仕事でふさがっているから、あまり外出しない。
Hospital doctors don't go out very often as their work takes up all their time.
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She is busy typing the reports.
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He is busy typing the reports.
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The road is blocked with fallen trees.
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店を出るときウェイトレスに言った。「用心してよ、スー。君が出してくれたグラスには何かおかしなところがあるよ。上がふさがっていて下に穴がある。」
On the way out I said to my waitress, "Be careful, Sue. There's something funny about the glasses you gave me - they're filled in on the top, and there's a hole on the bottom!"
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