塞がる

Meaning

1. v5rvi
   to be closed; to be blocked; to be healed (e.g. wound); to be shut up
2. v5rvi
   to be clogged; to be plugged up
3. v5rvi
   to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

Example sentences

• あお向けに寝ると、舌やノドチンコがノドの奥に下がるため、上気道が塞がりやすくなります。

  If you sleep on your back it's easier for your upper airway to be obstructed because your tongue, uvula, etc. slip towards the back of your throat.

• 今手が塞がっているんです。

  I'm busy now.

• びっくりして開いた口が塞がらなかった。

  He was in open-mouthed amazement.