方塞がり

Readings

Kana: かたふたがり、かたふさがり
Romaji: katafutagari, katafusagari
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Definition

1

unlucky direction (in Onmyoudou; due to the presence of a god such as Ten'ichijin)

Note: archaism
See also: 陰陽道 天一神 方違え

Kanji

Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative
Readings: ソク、 サイ、 ふさ.ぐ、 とりで、 み.ちる
Meanings: close, shut, cover, block, obstruct

Example Sentences

八方塞(はっぽうふさ)がりだ。
➥We're sunk.
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必死(ひっし)(かんが)えた企画(きかく)却下(きゃっか)一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)(つく)った(ほん)()れない。山下(やました)さんは八方塞(はっぽうふさ)がりの状態(じょうたい)(おちい)っている。
➥Yamashita is stuck with no way out. His well-thought-out project was rejected and the books he worked really hard on aren't selling.
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