The kanji 遮: meaning, readings and stroke order

遮

Meaning: block, interrupt
On reading: シャ sha
Kun reading: さえぎ（る） saegiru
Strokes: 14
Radical: 辵 walk
Level: Level 9 · senior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: che chắn, cắt ngang (già)
Japanese: さえぎる。じゃまをしてとめる。
Korean: 가리다, 막다 (차)
Chinese: 遮挡、拦住

Readings, words and example sentences

シャ sha · on reading · less common

遮しゃ断だん
blocking, shutting off
ふみきりが 遮しゃ断だんされます。
The railroad crossing gate comes down.

さえぎ（る） saegiru · kun reading · less common

遮さえぎる
to block (out)
カーテンで光を 遮さえぎります。
I block the light with the curtains.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.