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ふさぐ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, ぐ, transitive)
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)
A laugh slipped out, and I covered my mouth.
2. to stand in the way; to obstruct
If the path is blocked, it's over.
3. to occupy; to fill up; to take up
4. to perform one's role; to do one's duty
Verb (5-dan, ぐ, intransitive)
5. to feel depressed; to be in low spirits; to mope
You look so down. What's wrong?
Alt. forms
塞ふさぐ
79%
ふさぐ
20%
Pitch accent
ふ
さぐ
Top 8400
Conjugations...Used in: 1535
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
to feel depressed
to feel blue; to feel depressed
to stop (plug) one's ears
3 more...
Examples (11 in total)
I want to cover my ears with both hands.
If the path is blocked, it's over.
I hastily cover my mouth.
You look so down. What's wrong?
She's been in low spirits ever since her heartbreak.
A laugh slipped out, and I covered my mouth.
Perhaps it is being blocked from the inside with a board.
After the storm, the road was blocked with fallen trees.
Blocking the escape route is not that difficult.
He spread his arms and blocked my way.
My rusty Ford broke down, obstructing the intersection.