て
手
　
が
ふさ
塞
　
が
　
る

expression, Godan verb

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to be busy, to be tied up doing something.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
て
手
　
が
ふさ
塞
　
が
　
る
 手が塞がる てがふさがる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hand
て　シュ　ズ (1st, N4)
close, shut, cover
サイ　ふさ.ぐ　ソク (11th)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
together, both, neither
とも　キョウ (4th, N3)
twenty(廿) variant
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)