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遮る (さえぎる): to interrupt, to intercept, to obstruct — Japanese vocabulary

遮る is read さえぎる and means "to interrupt, to intercept, to obstruct". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

遮る

Reading
さえぎる · saegiru
Translation
to interrupt, to intercept, to obstruct
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
さえぎるが

Example

この大木で光がすっかりさえぎられている。

このたいぼくでひかりがすっかりさえぎられている。

The light is completely blocked out by the big tree.

Kanji in this word

  • 遮 — interrupt, block

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