障

hinder, hurt, harm

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ショウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

さわ.る

Stroke Order

14 / 14

Information

Grade:6

Strokes:14

JLPT:N1

Frequency:742

Vocabulary

ショウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
安全保障	アンゼンホショウ	(guarantee of) security
故障	コショウ	fault; trouble; breakdown; failure; being out of order; damage (to a part of the body); injury; hurt; problem; hitch; obstacle; hindrance; objection; protest
支障	シショウ	obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
障害	ショウガイ	obstacle; impediment; hindrance; barrier; difficulty; disorder; defect; disability; handicap; impairment; dysfunction; steeplechase; obstacle race; steeplechase (athletics)
障壁	ショウヘキ	enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
気障	きざ	affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
気障	キザ	affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
耳障り	みみざわり	hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating; jarring; cacophonous
障る	さわる	to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
障がい	しょうがい	obstacle; impediment; hindrance; barrier; difficulty; disorder; defect; disability; handicap; impairment; dysfunction; steeplechase; obstacle race; steeplechase (athletics)

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