妨害

Chinese

hinder; harm
to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm
to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity
 
trad. (妨害)
simp. #(妨害)

Pronunciation


Verb

妨害

  1. to hinder; to impair; to interfere with; to harm; to damage

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (妨害):
  • Japanese: 妨害(ぼうがい) (bōgai)
  • Korean: 방해(妨害) (banghae)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぼう
Grade: S
がい
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spellings
妨碍
妨礙

Etymology

is a daiyōji replacing .

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーがい [bòógáí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [bo̞ːɡa̠i]

Noun

(ぼう)(がい) • (bōgai

  1. obstructing someone or something; obstruction, interference
    妨害(ぼうがい)をやめろ。
    Bōgai o yamero.
    Do not disturb!

Synonyms

Verb

(ぼう)(がい)する • (bōgai surusuru (stem (ぼう)(がい) (bōgai shi), past (ぼう)(がい)した (bōgai shita))

  1. obstruct, disturb, stand in the way

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References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.