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障

hinder
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingショウ
Kun readingさわ.る
JōyōGrade 6
  1. to be harmful to
  2. to hinder
  3. to interfere with
  4. to irritate

Popular Usage

故障障害障子気障

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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pinnacle · parthenon · acropolis · badge · vase · stand up (立) · sunflower · early (早) · sun (日) · day (日) · ten (十) · needle (丨)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1393

Compound words

故障こしょう
fault; trouble; breakdown; failure; being out of order
障害しょうがい
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; barrier; difficulty
障子しょうじ
shoji (paper sliding door)
保障するほしょうする
気障きざ
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby
支障ししょう
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
障るさわる
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
障壁しょうへき
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
耳障りみみざわり
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh
白内障はくないしょう
cataract
身障者しんしょうしゃ
(physically) disabled person; person with a physical disability
障害者しょうがいしゃ
disabled person; person with a (physical or mental) disability
安全保障あんぜんほしょう
(guarantee of) security
社会保障しゃかいほしょう
social security
精神障害せいしんしょうがい
mental disorder; mental disability; mental illness
身体障害者しんたいしょうがいしゃ
(physically) disabled person; person with a physical disability
画障がしょう
pictured paper doors
障碍しょうがい
obstacle
障屏しょうへい
partitions in a Japanese house (e.g. screens, sliding doors, etc.)
障礙しょうがい
obstacle
堡障ほしょう
counterguard (fortification)
黒内障こくないしょう
black cataract
障碍物しょうがいぶつ
obstacle
障礙者しょうがいしゃ
disabled person

Additional Examples

彼は多くの障害にもかかわらずその仕事をした。
He did the work in spite of many obstacles.tatoeba
彼は自分の前にどんな障害が立ちふさがっているのか知ろうと努めた。
He tried to find out what he was up against.tatoeba
模様入りの障子紙
Watermarked shoji paperwiki

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 障

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