塞 – Kanji details

blockage

roof with a chimney

tall fence made of sticks

short legs

earth

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

fort; stronghold; fortification

to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

要よう塞さいは敵てきの手てにあった。

The fortress was in the enemy's hands.

嵐あらしの後あと、道どう路ろは倒たおれた木きで塞ふさがれた。

After the storm, the road was blocked with fallen trees.

それは侵しん略りゃくから街まちを守まもるために造つくられた要よう塞さいだ。

It's a fort built to defend the town from invasion.

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