塞
Readings
                Kana: 
                ソク、サイ、ふさ.ぐ、とりで、み.ちる
            
                    
                Romaji: 
                soku, sai, fusa.gu, toride, mi.chiru
            
            Meanings
        close, shut, cover, block, obstruct
    
Stroke Diagram
Kanji Info
            Stroke Count: 
            13
        
        
            Radical Number: 
            40
        
        
            Frequency: 
            
        
        
            Grade: 
            8
        
        
            Skip Pattern: 
            2-3-10
        
                    
                Korean Reading: 
                saeg
            
                            
                Chinese Reading: 
                se4
            
                
            Unicode: 
            585e
        
        
            JIS: 
            3A49
        
    Indexes
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                                                Nelson Index: 1324
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                                                                Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3m10.2
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                                                                                            Words
            
                要塞
            
            
                (ようさい)
            
        
        
            fort; stronghold; fortification
        
    
            
                塞ぐ
            
            
                (ふさぐ)
            
        
        
            to stop up; to close up; to block (up); to plug up; to shut up; to cover (ears, eyes, etc.); to close (eyes, mouth); to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up; to take up; to perform one's role; to do one's duty; to feel depressed; to mope
        
    
            
                城塞
            
            
                (じょうさい)
            
        
        
            fortress; stronghold; citadel
        
    
            
                心筋梗塞
            
            
                (しんきんこうそく)
            
        
        
            heart attack; myocardial infarction
        
    
            
                立塞がる
            
            
                (たちふさがる)
            
        
        
            to stand in one's way