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塞

Kanji 塞: meaning "Close, Shut, Cover", readings, stroke order

The kanji 塞 means "Close, Shut, Cover". On'yomi: サイ、ソク; kun'yomi: ふさぐ、ふさがる. JLPT N1 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Close, Shut, Cover
On'yomi
サイソク
Kun'yomi
ふさぐふさがる
Strokes
13
Level
JLPT N1
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 塞

  • 塞がる ふさがる — to be plugged up, to be shut up
  • 塞ぐ ふさぐ — to stuff, to close up, to block (up)

Stroke order · 13 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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