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Kanji Detail for 障 - "obstacle, to hinder"

障

  • Meaning

    障 means "obstacle, to hinder." Also associated with to prevent.

    1. Obstacle - A barrier; an obstruction.

    2. Hinder - To impede; to interfere.

    3. Prevent - To stop; to block.

  • Words using 障

    • 安全保障 あんぜんほしょう Listen (guarantee of) security
    • 故障 こしょう Listen fault; trouble; breakdown
    • 支障 ししょう Listen obstacle; hindrance; impediment
    • 社会保障 しゃかいほしょう Listen social security
    • 身障者 しんしょうしゃ Listen (physically) disabled person; person with a physical disability
    • 身体障害者 しんたいしょうがいしゃ Listen (physically) disabled person; person with a physical disability
    • 精神障害 せいしんしょうがい Listen mental disorder; mental disability; mental illness
    • 白内障 はくないしょう Listen cataract

  • Tattoo check: 障

    • Verified meaning: obstacle, to hinder
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to prevent

    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

    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.

  • Onyomi

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    shoh(ショウ) ショウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    sawa.ru(さわ-る) さわ-る

  • Strokes

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    14 strokes

  • Radical

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    阜 阝 (kozato・kozatohen・oka)

  • Related Keywords

    obstacle hinder prevent interfere shield hindrance impediment barrier block defend deterrent difficulty guard halt handicap hurdle impede obstruction setback stop

Sentences including 障

  • The water cooler is out of order.

  • The headlight doesn't work.

  • The telephone is now out of order.

  • 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.

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