How to say 'Obstruction' in Japanese | 妨害

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The Japanese word for Obstruction is 'Bougai', written as 妨害 in Japanese.'Obstruction' in hiragana is ぼうがい.

word

妨害

Meaning

Obstruction

Reading

ぼうがい

bougai

Kanji

妨Hinder, Disturb 害Harm

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '妨害 (ぼうがい)' means 'obstruction' or 'interference'. It refers to the act of hindering or preventing something from happening, often intentionally. This word is commonly used in contexts such as communication, progress, or activities being disrupted. For example: The noise was an obstruction to our conversation「騒音が会話の妨害になった」(そうおんがかいわのぼうがいになった). The protest caused an obstruction to traffic「デモが交通の妨害になった」(デモがこうつうのぼうがいになった). It can also be used in legal or technical contexts, such as 'signal interference'「信号の妨害」(しんごうのぼうがい).

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

7262

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 妨害

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

妨

Meaning

Hinder, Disturb

kanji

害

Meaning

Harm

Words Related to 妨害 Through the Kanji 害

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 害 as well.

word

障害

Meaning

Disability, Obstacle

word

被害

Meaning

Damage

word

損害

Meaning

Loss, Damage

word

水害

Meaning

Flood

word

害

Meaning

Harm

word

災害

Meaning

Disaster

word

侵害

Meaning

Violation, Infringement

word

利害

Meaning

Interests, Gains

word

殺害

Meaning

Killing

word

有害

Meaning

Harmful

word

無害

Meaning

Harmless

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