disturb, prevent, hamper, obstruct

About this kanji

The kanji 妨 (ぼう) primarily means to disturb or obstruct. It is commonly used in noun forms, such as 妨害 (ぼうがい), which means obstruction, and 妨げ (さまたげ), referring to a hindrance. There’s also the verb 妨げる (さまたげる), meaning to disturb or prevent someone from doing something. Another compound is 妨業 (ぼうぎょう), which means sabotage. A useful note is that 妨 can convey the idea of hindering progress or causing delays, so you'll often see it in contexts where something is stopping or complicating a process.

Example sentences

• 彼は仕事を妨げない。

  He won't hinder your work.

Meanings across languages

English

disturb, prevent, hamper, obstruct

Tiếng Việt

quấy rối, ngăn chặn, cản trở, chướng ngại

日本語

妨げる, 防ぐ, 妨害する

한국어

방해하다, 막다, 저지하다

中文

妨碍, 预防, 阻碍

id

mengganggu

th

รบกวน

es

perturbar

fr

perturber

de

stören

pt

obstruir

Common compounds

• 妨害ぼうがいobstruction, hindrance, blocking
• 妨げさまたげobstruction, hindrance
• 妨げるさまたげるto disturb, to prevent, to obstruct
• 妨業ぼうぎょうsabotage
• 公妨こうぼうinterference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties
• 妨害物ぼうがいぶつobstacle
• 妨業員ぼうぎょういんsaboteur
• 妨害罪ぼうがいざい(crime of) obstruction, obstruction charge