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塞がる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
塞がる
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Readings : ふさがる    ふたがる   
塞がる can be read in 2 ways: ふさがる (70%), ふたがる (30%).
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be closed; to be blocked; to be healed (e.g. wound); to be shut up  (see also: 塞ぐ; often written with kana only)
2. to be clogged; to be plugged up  (often written with kana only)
3. to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)  (often written with kana only)
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 88,072 which gives a rank of 7,386
塞がる is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 122,000 (about 997,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 4465 (see iKnow! collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
その
へんじ
返事
ひら
いた
くち
ふさ
がらなかった

I was taken aback at the answer.
びっくりして
ひら
いた
くち
ふさ
がらなかった

He was in open-mouthed amazement.
どうろ
道路
たお
れた
ふさ
がっていた

The road is blocked with fallen trees.
ふさがる
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 207,000 (about 206,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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壅がる
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Readings : ふさがる    ふたがる   
壅がる can be read in 2 ways: ふたがる (almost always used), ふさがる (rare).
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 235,000 (about 53,600 results)
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サイ   ソク   ふさ to close up (a wound), block up   ふさがる to be occupied (seat etc)   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
キョウ   とも together   
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grass   
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
katakana 'ha'; eight
roof   
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