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障害 (しょうがい): obstacle, impediment — Japanese vocabulary

障害 is read しょうがい and means "obstacle, impediment". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

障害

Reading
しょうがい · shougai
Translation
obstacle, impediment
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
しょうがいが

Example

貧困は幸福への障害とはならない。

ひんこんはこうふくへのしょうがいとはならない。

Poverty is not a bar to happiness.

Kanji in this word

  • 障 — hinder, 障害
  • 害 — Harm, Injury

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