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Meaning of 八方塞がり in Japanese
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八方塞がり
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Kana Readingはっぽうふさがり
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Romajihappōfusagari
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
- Example sentence
- 必死で考えた企画は却下、一生懸命作った本は売れない。山下さんは八方塞がりの状態に陥っている。 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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Examples of 八方塞がり, はっぽうふさがり in a sentence
Kanji in this word
塞
13 strokes
close, shut, cover, block, obstruct
On'Yomi: ソク, サイ
Kun'Yomi: ふさ.ぐ, とりで, み.ちる