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塞 means 'close up'

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Strokes : 13    Frequency: 1525   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-24    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 14 words   Used in 64 words   Used in 9 names   Component in 1 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   サイ   ソク
Kun
   ふさぐ to close up (a wound), block up   ふさがる to be occupied (seat etc)
Additional readings
Kun    とりで   みちる
Notes
Middle component is 共 (together) with an extra horizontal stroke
Components
⿵  宀 roof  ⿵  ⿻  一 one  共 together  土 ground; earth  
See also
寒 cold  蓋 lid  基 foundation  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 塞 is used 5 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 塞 is used 59 times, read 3 ways.
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ソク : 29 words FIND ALL
へ い そ く 0
closure; blockage
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サイ : 11 words FIND ALL
よ う さ い 0
noun
fort; stronghold; fortification
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ふさぐ : 19 words FIND ALL
ふ さ ぐ 0
'gu' 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)  (see also: 塞がる)
2. to stand in the way; to obstruct
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An additional ふさ.がる less common words include 塞 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: -  Joy o' Kanji : 2016  Key to Kanji: - 

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塞
サイ   ソク   ふさぐ to close up (a wound), block up   ふさがる to be occupied (seat etc)   
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土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
共
キョウ   とも together   
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艹
grass   
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
宀
roof   
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