障 — hinder, hurt, harm

さわる障 hinder

さわる

U+969C Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #742 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1393 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

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Meanings

hinder
hurt
harm

Readings

On'yomi: しょう shou
Kun'yomi: さわ sawa

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さわ・ざわ sawa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

障(さわ) る sawaru to hinder 耳(みみ) 障(ざわ) り mimizawari hard (on the ears)

しょう shou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

障(しょう) 害(がい) shougai obstacle 保(ほ) 障(しょう) hoshou guarantee 故(こ) 障(しょう) koshou breakdown 支(し) 障(しょう) shishou obstacle 障(しょう) 子(じ) shouji paper sliding door 安(あん) 全(ぜん) 保(ほ) 障(しょう) anzenhoshou (guarantee of) security 社(しゃ) 会(かい) 保(ほ) 障(しょう) shakaihoshou social security 精(せい) 神(しん) 障(しょう) 害(がい) seishinshougai mental disorder

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S = secondary school · 7 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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さわ・ざわ sawa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

しょう shou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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障 — hinder, hurt, harm

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Readings

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さわ ・ざわ sawa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

しょう shou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Words by frequency and grade

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

さわ・ざわ sawa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).