This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

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: シャ、さえぎ.る
Romaji: sha, saegi.ru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

intercept, interrupt, obstruct

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  162
Frequency:  1865
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  3-3-11
Korean Reading:  cha
Chinese Reading:  zhe5
Unicode:  906e
JIS:  3C57

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3158
Nelson Index: 4737
New Nelson Index: 6106
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2q11.4
Four Corner Index: 3030.3
Guide to Remembering Index: 1339
Gakken Index: 1927
Daikanwanjiten Index: 39086X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0167
Remembering the kanji Index: 1192
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1818
Kodansha Compact Index: 716
Kanji in Context Index: 1749
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2018
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2724
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1200
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1276
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3916
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 540
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1732

Words

遮断 (しゃだん)
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
遮蔽 (しゃへい)
screen; shielding; reverse clipping
回路遮断機 (かいろしゃだんき)
circuit breaker
道を遮る (みちをさえぎる)
to block the way
遮二無二 (しゃにむに)
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
遮る (さえぎる)
to interrupt; to obstruct (e.g. a view, someone's way); to block (e.g. light, wind); to intercept
遮光 (しゃこう)
shade; darken
毘盧遮那仏 (びるしゃなぶつ)
Vairocana-Buddha
遮蔽物 (しゃへいぶつ)
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction
遮断壁 (しゃだんぺき)
bulkhead; barrier
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