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妨 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「女」

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3Junior high level ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「女」
On
ボウぼう · bō
Kun
さまた.げるsamata.geru
Meaning
obstruct; hinder

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

With 方: to block the way — to obstruct, to hinder.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onボウぼうbō妨害ぼうがい
Kunさまたげるsamatageru妨げるさまたげる妨げさまたげ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 妨害ぼうがい

    obstruction

  • 妨げるさまたげる

    to hinder

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

騒音(そうおん)が勉強(べんきょう)を妨(さまた)げた。

The noise hindered my study.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

Map of radical 女Map of reading ボウAll maps

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