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碍

碍: obstacle

obstacle; hinder
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Readings

On
ガイ・ゲ
Kun
さまたげる

Variant of 礙. 障害 is the usual modern spelling of 障碍 (obstacle), but 碍子 (insulator) and 無碍 still use 碍.

Key words

碍子がいしinsulator
障碍物しょうがいぶつobstacle
障碍しょうがいobstacle; impediment
無碍むげunobstructed; free
融通無碍ゆうずうむげcompletely flexible

Example sentences

A pylon's insulator cracked from lightning and a wide area lost power.

Before running, I moved the obstacles off the road.

She solved the difficult problem with a completely flexible way of thinking.

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