“Dam” or “Dike” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “塞”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “塞” means “Border line”, “Stronghold” or “Become full” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “塞”
Jouyou Kanji “塞” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 13 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | さい(sai) |
| そく(soku) | |
| Kun-Yomi | ふさ(ぐ)(fusa(gu)) |
| とりで(toride) | |
| せ(く)(se(ku)) | |
| み(ちる)(mi(chiru)) | |
| Meanings | Close, Shut, Block, Dam, Interrupt |
| Fort, Stronghold | |
| Frontier, Border line | |
| Be filled, Become full |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “塞”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 塞翁が馬(さいおうがうま-sa i o u ga u ma) | Future is unpredictable, Whatever will be, Inscrutable are the ways of Heaven |
| 塞外(さいがい-sa i ga i) | Outside the fortress |
| 堰塞(えんそく-e n so ku) | Damming, Stopping the flow of water with earth, sand etc |
| 活塞(かっそく-ka sso ku) | Piston |
| 柬蒲塞(かんぼじあ-ka n bo ji a) | Cambodia |
| 梗塞(こうそく-ko u so ku) | Infarction, Stoppage, Blocking |
| 山塞(さんさい-sa n sa i) | Fort in the mountains, Mountain stronghold |
| 充塞(じゅうそく-ju u so ku) | Plugging into, Fulling up, Being filled |
| 城塞(じょうさい-jo u sa i) | Fortress, Castle, Citadel |
| 栓塞(せんそく-se n so ku) | Embolism |
| 阻塞(そそく-so so ku) | Barrage, Blocking, Clogging |
| 逼塞(ひっそく-hi sso ku) | ① Being blocked and tight everything, ② Quiet living by hiding oneself from the world |
| 閉塞(へいそく-he i so ku) | Blockage, Occlusion, Stoppage, Block, Closure |
| 防塞(ぼうさい-bo u sa i) | Fort, Fortress |
| 要塞(ようさい-yo u sa i) | Fortress, Fort |
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