intercept, interrupt, obstruct
JLPT N2
Usage Frequency
RARE
1865/2500

Pronunciation

Onyomi (音読み)
シャ
Kunyomi (訓読み)
さえぎ.る

Stroke Order

Strokes: 14

Word Examples

Japanese Reading English
遮断
しゃだん
shadan
cutoff
遮る
さえぎる
saegiru
to obstruct
遮光
しゃこう
shakou
light shielding
遮蔽
しゃへい
shahei
obscuration
遮音
しゃおん
shaon
sound insulation
遮煙
しゃえん
shaen
smoke barrier
遮流
しゃりゅう
sharyuu
flow obstruction
遮断器
しゃだんき
shadanki
circuit breaker
遮二
しゃに
shani
two-way obstruction
遮前
しゃぜん
shazen
front obstruction

Example Sentences

道を遮る
みちをさえぎる
michi wo saegiru
To obstruct the road.
光を遮断する
ひかりをしゃだんする
hikari wo shadan suru
To cut off the light.