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Kanji Detail for 妨 - "to hinder, to disturb"

妨

  • Meaning

    妨 means "to hinder, to disturb." Also associated with obstacle.

    1. Hinder - To obstruct; to impede progress.

    2. Disturb - To interfere with.

    3. Obstacle - Something that blocks the way.

  • Words using 妨

    • 妨げ さまたげ Listen obstruction; hindrance
    • 妨げる さまたげる Listen to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct

  • Tattoo check: 妨

    • Verified meaning: to hinder, to disturb
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read すえぐち, すえはら, すえみつ, すえもと)
    • Also carries these associations: obstacle

    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.

  • Name readings of 妨

    Surnames 妨(すえぐち)Listen 妨(すえはら)Listen 妨(すえみつ)Listen 妨(すえもと)Listen 妨(ほっけん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    disturb; prevent; hamper; obstruct

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    interfere with, impede, obstruct

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to hinder; (in the negative or interrogative) (no) harm; (what) harm

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    damage, harm; to impede, to obstruct; to undermine

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

    To harm; to obstruct. Colloquially also called 妨礙.

  • Onyomi

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    boh(ボウ) ボウ

  • Kunyomi

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    samata.geru(さまた-げる) さまた-げる

  • Strokes

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    7 strokes

  • Radical

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    女 (onna・onnahen)

  • Related Keywords

    to hinder to disturb obstacle impede thwart interfere obstruct block hamper inhibit prevent disrupt stymie

Sentences including 妨

  • He hindered me in my work.

  • The heavy rain prevented them from going there.

  • Nothing will hinder her study.

  • There is nothing to prevent us from going.

  • He is holding up her work.

  • She hindered me in my study.

  • The accident held up traffic.

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