Kanji Detail for 礙 - "hinder, hindrance"

礙

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
礙 means "hinder, hindrance."
1. Hinder - To obstruct; to block; to impede.
2. Hindrance - An obstacle.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

obstruct; hinder; block; deter

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

obstruct, hinder, block, deter

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

to hinder; to obstruct; to block

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to block, to deter, to hinder, to obstruct

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

妨礙 (to obstruct). Refers to having resistance and impediment preventing advance.
Onyomi

gai(がい)

ge(げ)
Kunyomi

samata.geru(さまたげる)
Strokes

19 strokes
Radical

石 (ishi・ishihen)
Related Keywords
hinder obstruct block impede hindrance obstacle