Word Meaning 障り

さわり sawari

障り is read as さわり (sawari) and means menstruation.

Meaning

English

  1. menstruation
  2. period
  3. harm (to one's health)
  4. bad effect
  5. sickness
  6. hindrance
  7. obstacle
  8. impediment

Reading

Kana

さわり

Romaji

sawari

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 88894 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

障子に目あり

しょうじにめあり

walls have ears

障害

しょうがい

steeplechase

障子

しょうじ

shoji (paper sliding door)

障害者

しょうがいしゃ

disabled person

障る

さわる

to be harmful to

障壁

しょうへき

enclosing wall

障害年金

しょうがいねんきん

disability pension

障害地点

しょうがいちてん

blocking point

障害回復

しょうがいかいふく

fault recovery

障害者職業能力開発校

しょうがいしゃしょくぎょうのうりょくかいはつこう

polytechnic school for persons with disabilities

障害物

しょうがいぶつ

obstacle

障子紙

しょうじがみ

shoji paper

Example Sentences

5

It's really an eyesore.

Oi you! Get out of my sight!

"Well, it's hot again today, isn't it?" "That's one more time you've started with a bland topic."

My own house was an eyesore, but it was a small eyesore, and it had been overlooked.

The clicking of high heels kind of hurts my ears. Do the people wearing them not notice?