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妨

Readings

Kana: ボウ、さまた.げる
Romaji: bou, samata.geru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

disturb, prevent, hamper, obstruct

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  38
Frequency:  1482
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-4
Korean Reading:  bang
Chinese Reading:  fang1
Unicode:  59a8
JIS:  4B38

Indexes

Halpern Index: 238
Nelson Index: 1196
New Nelson Index: 1187
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3e4.1
Four Corner Index: 4042.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1808
Gakken Index: 1508
Daikanwanjiten Index: 6111
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0655
Remembering the kanji Index: 491
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1190
Kodansha Compact Index: 436
Kanji in Context Index: 784
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 175
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 209
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 502
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 530
Essential Kanji Index: 1674
Kodansha Kanji Index: 279
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1745
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1113

Words

妨害 (ぼうがい)
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
妨げ (さまたげ)
obstruction; hindrance
妨業 (ぼうぎょう)
sabotage
妨害物 (ぼうがいぶつ)
obstacle
妨害行為 (ぼうがいこうい)
interference; obstruction
妨げる (さまたげる)
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
サービス妨害攻撃 (サービスぼうがいこうげき)
denial of service attack
妨害放送 (ぼうがいほうそう)
radio jamming
妨害戦術 (ぼうがいせんじゅつ)
obstructive tactics; harassing tactics
妨害工作 (ぼうがいこうさく)
sabotage
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