障壁

障壁

Japanese

Kanji in this term
障	壁
しょう Grade: 6	へき Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• IPA^(key): [ɕʲo̞ːhe̞ki]

Noun

障壁 (hiragana しょうへき, rōmaji shōheki, historical hiragana しゃうへき)

1. a barrier, an obstruction

   言語 (げんご)の障壁 (しょうへき)

   gengo no shōheki

   a language barrier

Synonyms

• 墻壁 (しょうへき) (shōheki)
• 結界 (けっかい) (kekkai)

Derived terms

• 障壁画 (しょうへきが) (shōhekiga): paintings on sliding doors and screens

See also

• Barrier on Wikipedia.Wikipedia