Kanji Detail for 窒 - "nitrogen, suffocate, obstruct"

窒

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning
窒 means "nitrogen, suffocate, obstruct."
1. Nitrogen - A chemical element essential for life.
2. Suffocate - To block air; to smother.
3. Obstruct - To close up; to plug.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

plug up; obstruct

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

stop up, obstruct

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

to obstruct; to stop up

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to obstruct, to stop

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

To block. Doctors call inability to breathe 窒息 (suffocation). In chemistry, nitrogen is called 窒素 in Japanese. Because it can make people's breathing blocked. | Obstruction. Such as saying 窒礙難行 (obstructed and difficult to proceed).
Onyomi

chitsu(チツ)
Kunyomi
none
Strokes

11 strokes
Radical

穴 (ana・anakammuri)
Related Keywords
nitrogen suffocate smother choke obstruct block clog stifle asphyxiate element chemical essential air breathe seal plug constrict suppress impede