Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to stop up, to close up, to block (up), to plug up, to shut up, to cover (ears, eyes, etc.), to close (eyes, mouth).
  2. to stand in the way, to obstruct.
  3. to occupy, to fill up, to take up.
  4. to perform one's role, to do one's duty.

Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to feel depressed, to be in low spirits, to mope.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
塞ぐ ふさぐ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

close, shut, cover
サイ ふさ.ぐ ソク (11th)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
together, both, neither
とも キョウ (4th, N3)
twenty(廿) variant
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)