Kanji

遮

遮

intercept, interrupt, obstruct

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

14 strokes

Radical

⻌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シャ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

さえぎる

Common Readings

シャ, さえぎ…る

Example sentences

遮る さえぎる
カーテンで日差しを遮る。

I block the sunlight with curtains.

遮断 しゃだん
外部からの情報を完全に遮断する。

Completely cut off information from the outside.

土砂崩れ どしゃくずれ
大雨で土砂崩れが発生し、道路が遮断された。

The heavy rain caused a landslide, which blocked the road.

遮蔽 しゃへい
太陽の光を遮蔽するためにカーテンを閉めた

I closed the curtains to block out the sunlight.

遮断機 しゃだんき
踏切の遮断機が下りるのを待つ。

Wait for the railroad crossing gate to come down.

踏切 ふみきり
遮断機が下りて、踏切で電車を待った。

The barrier came down, and I waited for the train at the railroad crossing.

Example Vocabulary

遮る

さえぎる

to interrupt; to obstruct; to block; to bar

遮断

しゃだん

interruption; isolation; blocking; cut off

遮蔽物

しゃへいぶつ

話を遮る

はなしをさえぎる

遮蔽

しゃへい

to shield; to cover; to block out

遮二無二

しゃにむに

遮光

しゃこう

遮音

しゃおん

遮光カーテン

しゃこうカーテン

遮断機

しゃだんき

railroad crossing gate; crossing barrier

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