障
障

hinder, hurt, harm

14 strokesFrequency 742JLPT N1Grade 6

On

ショウ

Kun

さわ.る

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Common Words

保証保障ほしょうNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #2711
1

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge

Examples
彼女の誠実さは私が保証します。
You have my word on her sincerity.
2

保証 only

warranty

障害障がいしょうがい障碍障礙NounFreq #5353
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

obstacle; impediment; hindrance; barrier; difficulty

Examples
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.
2

disorder; defect; disability; handicap; impairment; dysfunction

Examples
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.
3

Abbreviation; Horse racing

steeplechase

4

Abbreviation

obstacle race; steeplechase (athletics)

支障ししょうNounFreq #7245
1

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

Examples
私が行くことに支障は何もありません。
There is nothing to prevent my going.
故障こしょうNounFreq #7861
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

fault; trouble; breakdown; failure; being out of order

Examples
車が故障したので遅れました。
I was late because my car broke down.
2

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

damage (to a part of the body); injury; hurt

3

problem; hitch; obstacle; hindrance

4

objection; protest

障壁しょうへき牆壁墻壁NounFreq #9304
1

enclosing wall; boundary fence

Examples
我々は社会的障壁を取り壊すために、懸命に努力しなければならない。
We must work hard to break down social barriers.
2

obstacle; barrier

障子しょうじNounFreq #11438
1

shoji (paper sliding door)

Examples
壁に耳あり障子に目あり。
Walls have ears, shouji have eyes.
耳障りみみざわりNoun～な Adj.Freq #11916
1

hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating; jarring; cacophonous

Examples
耳障りな音が聞こえる。
I hear a noise offensive to the ear.
目障りめざわりNoun～な Adj.Freq #12857
1

eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye

Examples
ぼくの家は目障りだったけれど、小さな目障りだったから、見逃されていた。
My own house was an eyesore, but it was a small eyesore, and it had been overlooked.
2

obstruction (to the view of something)

障害物障碍物しょうがいぶつNounFreq #13674
1

obstacle; hurdle

Examples
公共の安全のために、非常口に障害物を置かないこと。
Emergency exits must be kept free of blockages for public safety.
気に障る気にさわるきにさわる気に触るExpressionGodan verbFreq #16049
1

to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way

Examples
あの音楽は彼の気にさわる。
That music gets on his nerves.
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