Keyword
interrupt
Info
FrequencyTop 1300-1400
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig1276
Readings
しゃ
(16%)
Composed of
commoner
road
Used in vocabulary (34 in total)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
to interrupt (a person)
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
shading; shielding from light
lined curtain; opaque curtain
soundproofing; sound insulation
(railway) crossing gate; barrier (at a toll booth, parking lot, etc.)
Mahavairocana (name of a Bodhisattva)
"goggle-eyed" clay figure; variety of humanoid figurine from the late Jōmon period
bulkhead; barrier
thermal insulation; heat shielding
circuit breaker
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
noise barrier; soundproof wall; soundwall; sound barrier
Vairocana (Buddha who symbolizes the entirety of the phenomenological world)
blackout curtain; lampshade; shade
piece placed to block opponent's check; interposed piece
flame shielding performance; flame interruption performance; flame screening performance
Mahavairocana (Buddha who symbolizes the entirety of the phenomenological world)
earth leakage circuit breaker; ground fault circuit interrupter; GFCI; residual current device; RCD
Mahavairocana Sutra; Mahavairocana Tantra
railway crossing gate; railroad crossing gate; level crossing gate
railway crossing gate; railroad crossing gate; level crossing gate
Examples (7 in total)
She used her hand to screen the sunlight from her eyes.
He blocked my way.
The sound of construction often blocks out the sound of the TV.