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Kanji Detail for 遮 - "to block, to intercept"

遮

  • Meaning

    遮 means "to block, to intercept." Also associated with to shield.

    1. Block - To obstruct passage.

    2. Shield - To protect from.

    3. Intercept - To stop and seize.

  • Words using 遮

    • 遮断器 しゃだんき Listen circuit breaker
    • 遮断機 しゃだんき Listen (railway) crossing gate; barrier (at a toll booth, parking lot, etc.)
    • 遮る さえぎる Listen to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.)

  • Four-character idioms with 遮

    • 遮二無二 しゃにむに Listen desperately; recklessly; (rushing) headlong

  • Tattoo check: 遮

    • Verified meaning: to block, to intercept
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to shield

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    intercept; interrupt; obstruct

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    cover, shield, protect

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to cover up (a shortcoming); to screen off; to hide; to conceal

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to cover, to protect, to shield

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To block. To obstruct and prevent from advancing. As in ambushing to cut off the enemy is called 遮擊. | To cover. As in 遮護 (shield), 遮蓋 (cover up).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sha(シャ) シャ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    saegi.ru(さえぎ-る) さえぎ-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    14 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    辵 辶 (shinnyo・shinnyu)

  • Related Keywords

    to block to shield to intercept cover stop interrupt obstruct barricade barrier dam defend guard halt hamper hinder impede inhibit protect screen shelter suppress thwart veil wall

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