How to say "obstruction" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 妨害ぼうがいnoun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers obstruction as interference — the act of getting in the way of someone's activity or of something working properly. Think of obstructing work, progress, or a signal.
- 阻止そしnoun, suru verb, transitive verbReally means prevention or checking: stopping something from happening, advancing, or getting through. Choose it when 'obstruction' amounts to holding something back rather than blocking a passage.
- 阻害そがいnoun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers obstruction as an impediment that inhibits a process or function; this is the word corresponding to 'inhibition', so it suits contexts where something's working or development is held back.
- 妨げさまたげnounA general noun for a hindrance: something that stands in the way of a plan, work, or progress. When you simply mean 'a hindrance' or 'an obstruction', this is a safe choice.
- 閉塞へいそくnoun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbPhysical blockage: a road, pipe, passage, or flow being blocked up or stopped. For the abstract sense of obstructing someone's activity, this is not the word you want.
Use 妨害 for interfering with an activity, 阻止 for stopping or checking something, 阻害 for inhibiting a process, 「妨げ」 for a general hindrance, and 閉塞 for physical blockage of a passage or flow.
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Japanese equivalents
- 妨害ぼうがいobstruction
- 阻止そしobstruction
- 阻害そがいobstruction
- 妨げさまたげobstruction
- 閉塞へいそくblockage
- オブストラクションobstruction
- 場所塞ぎばしょふさぎobstruction
- レジストresistance
- 邪魔立てじゃまだてdeliberate hindrance
- 沮害そがいcheck
- 妨害行為ぼうがいこういinterference
- 邪魔者じゃまものobstacle
- 遮蔽物しゃへいぶつshelter
- 妨害罪ぼうがいざい(crime of) obstruction
- つまりclogging
- ネックbottleneck
- 目障りめざわりobstruction (to the view of something)
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