障 — hinder/obstacle

JLPT N3 kanji · 14 strokes · on'yomi shou · kun'yomi sawa·ru.

A hill (阝) blocking like a screen (章) — an obstacle.

Example words

• 障害 — shougai — obstacle/disability
• 故障 — koshou — breakdown

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