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八方ふさがり

はっぽうふさがり

Readings

はっぽうふさがり

Meanings

  1. 1.
    nbeing boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix

Kanji breakdown

八
N22 strokesGrade 1
方
N34 strokesGrade 2

Example sentences

必死で考えた企画は却下、一生懸命作った本は売れない。山下さんは八方塞がりの状態に陥っている。

Yamashita is stuck with no way out. His well-thought-out project was rejected and the books he worked really hard on aren't selling.

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八方ふさがりはっぽうふさがり

all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered

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