How to say 'Block' in Japanese | 遮る

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The Japanese word for Block is 'Saegiru', written as 遮る in Japanese.'Block' in hiragana is さえぎる.

word

遮る

Meaning

Block

Reading

さえぎる

saegiru

Kanji

遮Obstruct, Intercept

Explanation

The Japanese verb '遮る (さえぎる)' means 'to block' or 'to interrupt'. It is used to describe the act of obstructing something physically, such as blocking a path, or metaphorically, such as interrupting a conversation. For example: The wall blocks the view「壁が視界を遮る」(かべがしかいをさえぎる). He interrupted my speech「彼は私のスピーチを遮った」(かれはわたしのスピーチをさえぎった). This verb can also imply cutting off or hindering progress, as in 'The trees block the sunlight「木々が日光を遮る」(きぎがにっこうをさえぎる)'. It is often used in contexts where something is being prevented from continuing or being seen.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6870

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 遮る

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

遮

Meaning

Obstruct, Intercept

Hiragana in the Word 遮る

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

る

Reading

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'Saegiru' means 'Block' .

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