# 塞 — Block

Frequency rank 1508 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 旦 (Dawn), less common than 寸 (Measurement).

- On’yomi: さい、そく
- Kun’yomi: ふさ
- Radical: 土 Earth (Kangxi 32)
- Frequency path: Level XII of XX

Someone piled dirt on the roof and stuffed it in the well to block the water flow completely.

In words:

- 塞ぐ ふさぐ — to stop up,to close up,to block (up)
- 塞がる ふさがる — to be plugged up,to be shut up

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