塞(ふさ)ぐ

ふさぐ
godan verb
to block; to close up; to plug; to feel depressed
1. to block; to close up; to plug
To cover or fill an opening to prevent passage.
穴(あな)を塞(ふさ)いでください。
Please plug the hole.
耳(みみ)を塞(ふさ)いで聞(き)こえないふりをした。
I covered my ears and pretended not to hear.
口(くち)を塞(ふさ)いで。
Cover your mouth.
傷口(きずぐち)を塞(ふさ)いだ。
I closed up the wound.
テープで隙間(すきま)を塞(ふさ)いだ。
I sealed the gap with tape.
鼻(はな)を塞(ふさ)いで飲(の)んだ。
I held my nose and drank it.
2. to obstruct; to occupy
To take up space and prevent access.
荷物(にもつ)が道(みち)を塞(ふさ)いでいる。
The luggage is blocking the path.
出口(でぐち)を塞(ふさ)がないで。
Don't block the exit.
その席(せき)は塞(ふさ)がっている。
That seat is occupied.
両手(りょうて)が塞(ふさ)がっている。
Both my hands are full.
車(くるま)が通路(つうろ)を塞(ふさ)いでいる。
A car is blocking the passage.
3. to feel depressed; to be gloomy
To be in low spirits (often as 気(き)が塞(ふさ)ぐ).
悪(わる)いニュースを聞(き)いて気(き)が塞(ふさ)いでしまった。
I became depressed after hearing the bad news.
一日中(いちにちじゅう)気(き)が塞(ふさ)いでいた。
I felt depressed all day.
雨(あめ)の日(ひ)は気(き)が塞(ふさ)ぐ。
I feel gloomy on rainy days.
将来(しょうらい)のことを考(かんが)えると気(き)が塞(ふさ)ぐ。
I feel down when I think about the future.

塞(ふさ)ぐ is transitive (他動詞(たどうし)) when meaning "to block." The intransitive pair is 塞(ふさ)がる (to be blocked).

ASPECT ({ている}):
塞(ふさ)いでいる indicates something is blocked or someone is feeling depressed.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 穴(あな)を塞(ふさ)ぐ (to plug a hole)
  • 耳(みみ)を塞(ふさ)ぐ (to cover one's ears)
  • 口(くち)を塞(ふさ)ぐ (to cover one's mouth; to silence someone)
  • 気(き)が塞(ふさ)ぐ (to feel depressed)
  • 道(みち)を塞(ふさ)ぐ (to block a road)

PARTICLE PATTERNS:

  • ～を塞(ふさ)ぐ: What is being blocked/covered
  • ～で塞(ふさ)ぐ: What is used to block

The expression 気(き)が塞(ふさ)ぐ uses this verb intransitively to describe emotional state.

Related Words

Pair verb: 塞(ふさ)がる (intransitive)
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Added 2026.1.13 15:25 · Revised 2026.2.2 19:30
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