障る

さわる · sawaru · JLPT N1 · verb-godan

to hinder

🚧 Sounds like saw a roo: a kangaroo blocking your path hinders you

The kanji 障 has the mound radical 阝 (originally a hill, a natural obstacle on a road) beside 章. It means barrier or hindrance. Use 障る for something that gets in the way or harms.

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