"障壁" meaning in Japanese

See 障壁 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɕo̞ːhe̞kʲi] Forms: 障壁 [canonical] (ruby: (しょう), (へき)), shōheki [romanization], syaufeki [romanization], しゃうへき [hiragana, historical]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|しょうへき|hhira=しゃうへき}} 障(しょう)壁(へき) • (shōheki) ^(←しゃうへき (syaufeki)?)
  1. a barrier, an obstruction Synonyms: 墻壁 (shōheki) (ruby: 墻壁(しょうへき)), 結界 (kekkai) (ruby: 結界(けっかい)) Derived forms: 障壁画 (shōhekiga) (ruby: 障壁画(しょうへきが)) (english: painting on sliding door and screen)
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          "障",
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          "english": "a language barrier",
          "roman": "gengo no shōheki",
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          "結界",
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        ]
      ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for 障壁 meaning in Japanese (1.9kB)

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