差し障り

差し障り

Japanese

Kanji in this term
差	障
さ Grade: 4	さわ Grade: 6
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

• 差障り

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) さしさわり [sàshísáwárí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [sa̠ɕisa̠ɰᵝa̠ɾʲi]

Noun

差し障り (hiragana さしさわり, rōmaji sashisawari, historical hiragana さしさはり)

1. hindrance; impediment; obstruction
2. causing trouble to others; offense

Synonyms

• 差 (さ)し支 (つか)え (sashitsukae)
• 支 (し)障 (しょう) (shishō)
• 邪 (じゃ)魔 (ま) (jama)

See also

• 差 (さ)し障 (さわ)る (sashisawaru)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN