Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6

JLPT level: N1

742 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 14

Meaning: hinder, hurt, harm

Kunyomi: さわ.る

Onyomi: ショウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: こざとへん

Meaning: mound, dam (阝 left)

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

子(しょうじ)   paper sliding door

壁(しょうへき)   enclosing wall, barrier

害(しょうがい)   obstacle, impediment, damage

害者(しょうがいしゃ)   handicapped person

(ししょう)   obstacle, hindrance, impediment

する(ほしょうする)   guarantee, secure

する(こしょうする)   break down, be out of order

る(さわる)   hinder, interfere, offend [v.i.]

差しり(さしさわり)   offense, hindrance

Onyomi Examples

害者 ショウガイシャ disabled person, handicapped person, person with a (physical or mental) disability

ショウガイ obstacle, impediment, hindrance, barrier, difficulty, disorder, defect, disability, handicap, impairment, dysfunction, steeplechase, obstacle race, steeplechase (athletics)

安全保 アンゼンホショウ security guarantee (e.g. military security, network security, etc.)

コショウ breakdown, failure, fault, accident, out of order, damage, hurt, objection, protest

Kunyomi Examples

さわる to be harmful to, to hinder, to interfere with, to irritate