Kanji N1

遮: intercept, interrupt, obstruct

遮 is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning intercept, interrupt, obstruct, written with 14 strokes. It is read シャ (on) and さえぎる (kun). It is one of the jōyō kanji taught in secondary school. You will see it in 遮る (さえぎる, to interrupt) and 遮断 (しゃだん, isolation).

遮

Meanings

  • intercept
  • interrupt
  • obstruct
Strokes14
JLPT levelN1
School gradeSecondary school
Frequency#1865 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • シャ

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • さえぎる

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

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Common words with 遮

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  • 遮るさえぎる

    to interrupt

    JLPT N1
  • 遮断しゃだん

    isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine

  • 遮断機しゃだんき

    (railway) crossing gate

  • 遮断器しゃだんき

    circuit breaker

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