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妨

妨 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 邪魔をする。
  2. 差し支える。
  3. さまたげ。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「女」+音符「方」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

disturb, prevent, hamper, obstruct

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ボウJHS
Kun (native)
  • さまた(げる)JHS
Other languages
  • 拼音fang2
  • 拼音fang1
  • 한글bang
  • Hán-ViệtPhương
  • Hán-ViệtPhướng

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
7 strokes
Radical
子(こ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+59A8

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰女方

Words using this kanji

  • 妨害ぼうがい相手に危害を加えて物事の遂行を妨げること。 道に障害物を置いて通行を妨げること。obstruction, hindrance, blocking, disturbance
  • 妨げさまたげobstruction, hindrance
  • 妨げるさまたげる「さまたげる」を参照。to disturb, to prevent, to obstruct, to hinder
  • 妨業ぼうぎょうsabotage
  • 妨害物ぼうがいぶつobstacle
  • 妨業員ぼうぎょういんsaboteur
  • 妨害罪ぼうがいざい(crime of) obstruction, obstruction charge
  • 妨害機ぼうがいきjammer (e.g. radio signals), interceptor (aircraft)
  • 妨害放送ぼうがいほうそうradio jamming
  • 妨害工作ぼうがいこうさくsabotage
  • 妨害行為ぼうがいこういinterference, obstruction, sabotage
  • 妨害戦術ぼうがいせんじゅつobstructive tactics, harassing tactics
  • 妨害工作員ぼうがいこうさくいんsaboteur

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-3-4
Four Corner
4042.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3e4.1
Heisig
530
Nelson
1196