expression, Godan verb

  1. to stop (plug) one's ears.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
耳を塞ぐ みみをふさぐ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

ear
みみ ジ がみ (1st, N3)
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)