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Kanji Detail for 障 - "obstacle, hinder, barrier"
障
- Meaning
障 means "obstacle, hinder, barrier."
Obstacle - A barrier; an obstruction.
Hinder - To impede; to interfere.
Prevent - To stop; to block.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
hinder; hurt; harm
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
separate; shield; barricade
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to block; to hinder; to obstruct
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to separate; shield, barricade
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To separate. As in having something blocking is called 障礙 (obstacle). | To screen. As in being obscured by material desires is called 塵障. Being obscured by reason is called 理障. Both refer to the mind losing its original clarity. | A screen. Like today's folding screens. Also there are 步障 (walking screens), 行障 (traveling screens). Both are types of curtains for blocking dust. 錦障 (brocade screens), 畫障 (painted screens) both have this meaning. Commonly written as 幛. | Structures built for protection and defense are often called 障. As in embankments are called 堤障. Fortifications are called 保障. For border defense, earth walls were built to limit enemy cavalry, and pavilions were built for observation, called 亭障. Also written as 鄣.
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Sentences including 障
The water cooler is out of order.
ヘッドライトが故障したんです。
The headlight doesn't work.
The telephone is now out of order.
このテレビは故障している。
Something is the matter with this tv set.
This car is going to break down.
Our car broke down last night.
This machine was out of order for a while.
Something went wrong with my watch.
There's something wrong with this machine.
I was late because my car broke down.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
しかしその言葉の耳障からいうと、決して猛烈なものではなかった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
先生は半分縁側の方へ席をずらして、敷居際で背中を障子に靠たせていた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
そうかといって、起って行って障子を開けて見る訳にはなおいきません。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
そうして茶の間の障子を開ける前に、また奥さんを振り返って、「結婚はいつですか」と聞いたそうです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
そうかといって、起って行って障子を開けて見る訳にはなおいきません。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
そうして茶の間の障子を開ける前に、また奥さんを振り返って、「結婚はいつですか」と聞いたそうです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha