Japanese Dictionary

Words

62 words found
  • 塞ぐ, 壅ぐ
    JLPT 2
    Kana Reading
    ふさぐ
    Word Senses
    • Parts of speech
      Godan verb with `gu' ending, transitive verb
      Meaning
      to stop up; to close up; to block (up); to occupy; to fill up; to take up; to stand in another's way; to plug up; to shut up
      Example sentence
      嵐の後道路は倒れた木でふさがれた。 After the storm, the road was blocked with fallen trees.
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  • 塞がる, 壅がる
    JLPT 2
    Kana Reading
    ふさがる, ふたがる
    Word Senses
    • 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
      Example sentence
      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.
    • Parts of speech
      Meaning
      to be clogged; to be plugged up
      Example sentence
      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.
    • Parts of speech
      Meaning
      to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
      Example sentence
      彼女は報告書のタイプで手がふさがっている。 She is busy typing the reports.
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  • 顎, 齶, 頤, 顋, 腮
    JLPT 1
    Kana Reading
    あご
    Word Senses
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Kanji

6 kanji found
  • 塞

    13 strokes

    close, shut, cover, block, obstruct

    On'Yomi: ソク, サイ

    Kun'Yomi: ふさ.ぐ, とりで, み.ちる

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  • 腮

    13 strokes

    jaw

    On'Yomi: サイ

    Kun'Yomi: あご, えら

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  • 顋

    18 strokes

    lower part of face, jaw, gills of a fish

    On'Yomi: サイ

    Kun'Yomi: あご, えら

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