障 – hinder, hurt, harm

14 strokesTaught in grade 6#742 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 障 means hinder, hurt, harm. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ショウ (shou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is さわ.る (sawaru). It is written with 14 strokes, under radical 阜 (no. 170).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ショウ	shou
Kun’yomi	さわ.る	sawaru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 阜 (Kangxi radical 170). Components: 音・十・日・立・阡.

Words using 障

故障こしょうfault障害しょうがいobstacle保障ほしょうguarantee障子しょうじshoji (paper sliding door)障るさわるto be harmful to気障きざaffected

Example sentences

車が故障したので遅れました。

I was late because my car broke down.

Tatoeba #149121

先駆者達は一連の障害を克服してきた。

The pioneers have overcome a series of obstacles.

Tatoeba #141895

彼の記憶喪失は物理的な記憶障害というよりは心理的な障害である。

His loss of memory is a psychological problem rather than a physical one.

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Kanji with the same radical

院際防限階除降隊険陸陣陽隣隠陥阻

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