Dictionary: “八方ふさがり”

八方ふさがり

はっぽうふさがり

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

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.

Kun/On information

八
On
はち
Kun
や;や.つ;やっ.つ;よう
Stroke count
2

・eight

・eight radical (no. 12)

1 2
方
On
ほう
Kun
かた;-かた;-がた
Stroke count
4

・direction

・person

・alternative

1 2 3 4