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    3. 障る

    障る

    障さわる​

    to be harmful to

    N1KMT7CoreVerb, IntransitiveMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab15 strokes

    さわる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to be harmful to, to hinder, to interfere with, to irritate

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    この薬くすりは体からだに障さわることがあります。

    This medicine can be harmful to your body.

    KMT5Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    寝ね不ぶ足そくは健けん康こうに障さわるので、十じゅう分ぶんな睡すい眠みんをとりましょう。

    Lack of sleep is harmful to your health, so let's get enough sleep.

    KMT6Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    無む理りをすると仕し事ごとに障さわるから、今きょ日うは早はやく帰かえりなさい。

    If you overdo it, it will interfere with your work, so go home early today.

    KMT7Daily LifeWork & Career
    大だい事じな会かい議ぎに遅おくれると、今こん後ごのプロジェクトに障さわるだろう。

    If we are late for an important meeting, it will hinder future projects.

    KMT7Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    彼かれの言こと葉ばは私わたしの感かん情じょうに障さわり、しばらく立たち直なおれなかった。

    His words hurt my feelings, and I couldn't recover for a while.

    KMT8Emotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    障
    さわ.る…(1)
    hinder・hurt・harm
    Kanji
    る
    ru
    Kana
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