Word Meaning 遮る

さえぎる saegiru

遮る is read as さえぎる (saegiru) and means to interrupt.

Meaning

English

  1. to interrupt
  2. to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.)
  3. to block (light, wind, etc.)
  4. to intercept
  5. to cut off

Reading

Kana

さえぎる

Romaji

saegiru

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 7818 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

遮断機

しゃだんき

(railway) crossing gate

遮断器

しゃだんき

circuit breaker

遮断

しゃだん

isolation

無遮大会

むしゃだいえ

great equal assembly (quinquennial service of indiscriminatory almsgiving and preaching)

回路遮断機

かいろしゃだんき

circuit breaker

交通遮断

こうつうしゃだん

blockage

Example Sentences

1

つよいひざしをさえぎるためにかーてんをしめた。

I closed the curtains to block the strong sunlight.