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碍 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「石」

道
準1University / general ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「石」
On
ガイ・ゲがい・げ · gai · ge
Kun
さまた.げるsamata.geru
Meaning
to obstruct

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Stone 石 with 得 as phonetic: a stone blocking the way ahead.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 障碍しょうがい

    obstacle; impediment

  • 碍子がいし

    insulator

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

電柱(でんちゅう)の碍子(がいし)を新(あたら)しいものに交換(こうかん)した。

They replaced the insulator on the utility pole.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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