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塞

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Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingソク、サイ
Kun readingふさ.ぐ、とりで、み.ちる
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. close
  2. shut
  3. cover
  4. block
  5. obstruct
  6. block upRtK
  1. to stop up
  2. to close up
  3. to block (up)
  4. to plug up
  5. to shut up

Radicals and components

Radical土earthComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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Baba Yaga’s hut · house · celery · animal legs (儿) · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1646

Compound words

梗塞こうそく
stoppage; blocking; infarction; infarct
閉塞へいそく
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction
塞ぐふさぐ
to stop up; to close up; to block (up); to plug up; to shut up
塞がるふさがる
to be closed; to be blocked; to be healed (e.g. wound); to be shut up; to be clogged

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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