noun

  1. being boxed in on all sides, having obstacles in every direction, being at a loss (what to do), being in a fix.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
 
八方ふさがり はっぽうふさがり
 
 
八方塞がり はっぽうふさがり
八方塞 はっぽうふさがり
 
八方塞り はっぽうふさがり

Contained Kanji Breakdown

eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
direction, person, alternative
ホウ かた なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン マン よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)