Word Meaning 支障

ししょう shishou

支障 is read as ししょう (shishou) and means obstacle.

Meaning

English

  1. obstacle
  2. hindrance
  3. impediment
  4. difficulty

Reading

Kana

ししょう

Romaji

shishou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 10228 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

支障を来す

ししょうをきたす

to hinder

踏切支障報知装置

ふみきりししょうほうちそうち

railway crossing emergency button

障害者自立支援法

しょうがいしゃじりつしえんほう

Services and Supports for Persons with Disabilities Act

支援

しえん

support

支那

しな

China

支保工

しほこう

(mine) timbering

支持率

しじりつ

approval rating

支援体制

しえんたいせい

support system

支援金

しえんきん

financial support

支配率

しはいりつ

domination rate

支援団体

しえんだんたい

support group

支援費制度

しえんひせいど

assistance funding system

Example Sentences

4

このもんだいはさぎょうにおおきなししょうをあたえる。

This problem causes a major obstacle to the work.

He has been suffering from depression recently, which is interfering with his work.

If long-term beds are reduced, then it won't be possible to do that and normal sickbeds will also be adversely affected.

At Tom's school, the Tatoeba craze has become so widespread that it's affecting students' studies. As a result, an emergency staff meeting was held and it was decided to limit students to submitting no more than 30 example sentences per day. However, since the school hasn't fully tracked the students' accounts, implementing this measure has proven challenging.