障る|さわるsawaru[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. godan verb, intransitive verbto be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
    トムの話し方はなしかたは私の癇かんにさわる。↗
    Tom's way of speaking gets on my nerves.
Conjugation
Dictionary form障る(さわる)
Polite (masu)障ります(さわります)
Negative (nai)障らない(さわらない)
polite (masen)障りません(さわりません)
classical zu / nu障らず・障らぬ(さわらず・さわらぬ)
Past (ta)障った(さわった)
polite (mashita)障りました(さわりました)
Past negative (nakatta)障らなかった(さわらなかった)
polite (masen deshita)障りませんでした(さわりませんでした)
Te form障って(さわって)
Potential障れる(さわれる)
Passive障られる(さわられる)
Causative障らせる(さわらせる)
Causative passive障らせられる・障らされる(さわらせられる・さわらされる)
Conditional (ba)障れば(さわれば)
tara障ったら(さわったら)
Volitional障ろう(さわろう)
polite (mashou)障りましょう(さわりましょう)
Imperative障れ(さわれ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym阻むはばむNeutralTo block or stop someone; the object can be a path, plan, or situation, as in 「行く手を阻む」. 「障る」 focuses on harm to the body or feelings.
  • Synonym差し支えるさしつかえるNeutralTo hinder or cause inconvenience (「仕事に差し支える」), mostly about effects on one's affairs or business.
  • Synonym妨げるさまたげるNeutralTo hinder (「睡眠を妨げる」); leans toward written prose and covers a broad range.
  • Synonym邪魔じゃまNeutralNoun for being in the way (「邪魔になる」); the most common colloquial choice.
  • Synonym差し障るさしさわるNeutralTo be a hindrance (「健康に差し障る」); close to 「障る」 but more formal.
  • Related阻害そがいNeutralNoun for obstruction (「発展を阻害する」), typically with abstract development or growth.
  • Related阻止そしNeutralNoun for prevention (「侵入を阻止する」); stresses keeping something from happening.
  • Related妨害ぼうがいNeutralNoun for obstructing what others do, as in 「業務妨害」「睡眠妨害」; 「障る」 is about bad effects on the body or feelings.
  • Related封じるふうじるNeutralTo seal or shut down (「動きを封じる」); stresses suppressing movement or action.
  • Related遮断しゃだんNeutralNoun for cutting off traffic, electricity, or communications, as in 「通行を遮断する」; 「障る」 means to be harmful or a hindrance.
  • Related遮るさえぎるNeutralTo block or shut out (「視界を遮る」); stresses standing in between and blocking the view.
  • Related封鎖ふうさNeutralNoun for blockade (「道路封鎖」); stresses stopping passage or traffic.
  • Related立ちふさがるたちふさがるNeutralTo stand in the way (「敵が立ちふさがる」); stresses a person or obstacle physically blocking the path.
  • Related邪魔立てじゃまだてCasualNoun for deliberate interference (「邪魔立てするな」); colloquial.
  • Relatedお邪魔おじゃまNeutralNoun for disturbing someone (「お邪魔します」), mostly used as a polite greeting.
  • Antonym効くきくNeutralTo work or take effect (「薬が効く」); the opposite of harmful 「障る」.
  • Antonym益するえきするNeutralTo benefit (「社会を益する」); the opposite of 「障る」.

Use 「障る」 for harm to the body, feelings, or affairs, as in 「体に障る」「気に障る」「癇に障る」. For inconvenience to business or plans, say 「差し支える」; for hindrance in general, 「妨げる」; in everyday speech, 「邪魔」. The opposite of 「障る」 is 「益する」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. ある事柄ことがらや人ひととかかわりを持もつ。(「障さわる」から派生はせいした意味いみ)
  2. 差し支さしつかえる。障害しょうがいとなる。
  3. 心身しんしんの害がいになる。
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