How to say "interrupt" in Japanese

• 遮るさえぎるJLPT N1approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbCovers interrupting in the sense of cutting someone or something off partway through, including someone who is speaking. It also covers obstructing a view or way, blocking light or wind, and intercepting.
  この大木たいぼくで光ひかりがすっかりさえぎられている。↗

  The light is completely blocked out by the big tree.
• 割り込むわりこむJLPT N1approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbCovers interrupting in the sense of cutting in on a conversation or a line, or forcing, wedging, or squeezing yourself into a crowd. The nuance is of intruding — pushing yourself in among others.
  人ひとの話はなしに割り込わりこむのは失礼しつれいだぞ。↗

  It is rude to interrupt others.
• わりこみCommon
  nounA noun for the act of cutting in or interrupting; it is the noun form of the verb 割り込む. When you need 'interrupt' as a verb in a sentence, use 割り込む.

Choose 「遮る」 for interrupting — cutting someone or something off mid-course — and for blocking or obstructing a view, light, or someone's way; choose 「割り込む」 for cutting into a conversation, line, or crowd; 「わりこみ」 is the noun for that act.

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• 遮るさえぎるto interrupt
• 割り込むわりこむto cut into (a line, conversation, etc.)
• インタラプトinterrupt
• 口を出すくちをだすto interrupt
• 茶々を入れるちゃちゃをいれるto interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.)
• 話を遮るはなしをさえぎるto interrupt (a person)
• 横槍を入れるよこやりをいれるto interrupt
• 半畳を入れるはんじょうをいれるto interrupt
• 半畳を打つはんじょうをうつto interrupt
• 腰を折るこしをおるto interrupt (a story, etc.)
• 途切らすとぎらすto stop midway
• 合いの手を入れるあいのてをいれるto make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.
• 途切らせるとぎらせるto stop midway
• 合いの手を打つあいのてをうつto make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.
• 割って入るわってはいるto wedge one's way in
• くちばしを入れるくちばしをいれるto meddle (e.g. in a conversation)
• わりこみinterrupt
• 差し挟むさしはさむto interrupt
• 引き切るひききるto interrupt
• 混ぜ返すまぜかえすto interrupt (with a joke, sarcastic remark, etc.)
• 混ぜっ返すまぜっかえすto interrupt (with a joke, sarcastic remark, etc.)
• 折るおるto interrupt