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Zach

礙

Readings

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

Meanings

obstruct, hinder, block, deter

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  19
Radical Number:  112
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-5-14
Korean Reading:  ae
Chinese Reading:  ai4
Unicode:  7919
JIS:  6328

Indexes

Nelson Index: 3223
New Nelson Index: 4055
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5a8.4
Four Corner Index: 1768.1
Daikanwanjiten Index: 24542
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0408
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1601

Words

縦横無礙 (じゅうおうむげ)
being as free as the air; active without any restraint
障害者 (しょうがいしゃ)
(physically) handicapped person; disabled person
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
障害 (しょうがい、しょうげ)
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; difficulty; barrier; handicap; impairment; disability; disorder; malfunction
阻害 (そがい)
obstruction; inhibition
無碍 (むげ)
free from obstacles
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