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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ガイ、ゲ、さまた.げる
Romaji: gai, ge, samata.geru
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

obstacle

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  112
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-5-8
Korean Reading:  ae
Chinese Reading:  ai4
Unicode:  788d
JIS:  3337

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1201
Nelson Index: 3198
New Nelson Index: 4016
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5a8.4
Four Corner Index: 1664.1
Daikanwanjiten Index: 24283
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0372
Remembering the kanji Index: 2592
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2638
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1536

Words

障害 (しょうがい、しょうげ)
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; difficulty; barrier; handicap; impairment; disability; disorder; malfunction
傘形碍子 (かさがたがいし)
umbrella insulator
阻害 (そがい)
obstruction; inhibition
妨害 (ぼうがい)
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
融通無碍 (ゆうずうむげ、ゆうづうむげ)
free, unfettered and flexible; versatile; adaptable
碍子 (がいし)
insulator
障害者 (しょうがいしゃ)
(physically) handicapped person; disabled person
低障碍 (ていしょうがい)
low hurdles
無碍 (むげ)
free from obstacles
無下にする (むげにする)
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to not take into consideration; to treat with disdain
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