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[()·しょう()]
shishou
noun

English Meaning(s) for 支障

noun
  1. obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

Definition and Synonyms for 支障

Trouble an effort that is inconvenient
Synonyms: いざこざ, うるさい, もやくや, ゴタゴタ, トラブル, 不都合, 厄介, 厄介事, 困り者, 困難, 妨害, 患う, 悶着, 手数, お手数, 揉め事, 支障, 故障, 波乱, 災い, 災害, 煩い, 煩わしい, 煩労, 煩雑, , , 紛争, 紛擾, ご苦労, 迷惑, ご迷惑, 障害, 障害物, 面倒, 面倒い, 風波
Hindrance any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
Synonyms: がん, こぶ, 口出し, 妨げ, 妨げる, 妨害, , 差し合い, 差し支え, 差し支える, 差し障り, 差し障る, 干渉, 手出し, 支障, 故障, 横槍, , , 荷厄介, 荷物, お荷物, 足かせ, 足手まとい, 足纏い, 邪魔, お邪魔, 邪魔立て, 邪魔者, 重荷, 阻止, 障り, 障る, 障害, 雑音, 首枷, 魔障
Obstruction any structure that makes progress difficult
Synonyms: 妨害, 差し支え, 差し支える, 支障, 邪魔, 阻止, 障害
Obstruction something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
Synonyms: 差し支え, 差し支える, 差し障り, 差し障る, 支障, 邪魔者, 障り, 障る, 障害
Inconvenience an inconvenient discomfort
Synonyms: 不便, 不憫, 不自由, 不都合, 差し合い, 差し支え, 差し支える, 支障, 迷惑, 障り, 障る,

Meanings for each kanji in 支障

» branch; support; sustain; branch radical (no. 65)
» hinder; hurt; harm

Categories 支障 is a member of

Effort use of physical or mental energy
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Obstruction any structure that makes progress difficult
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Structure a thing constructed
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Hindrance something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
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Discomfort the state of being tense and feeling pain
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Sample Sentences for 支障

When science was less important than it is now, it was all very well to leave science to the scientists.
If long-term beds are reduced, then it won't be possible to do that and normal sickbeds will also be adversely affected.
There is nothing to prevent my going.
Factional in-fighting threw a monkey wrench into the deliberations.
The town water supply was seriously obstructed by heavy rainfalls.

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