遮る

• 読み: さえぎる
• ローマ字: saegiru
• 漢字の分解: 遮 (sha/saegi) — block, obstruct, intercept
• 発音: /sa.e.ɡi.ɾɯ/

意味

To block; to obstruct; to intercept; to interrupt. Used for blocking light, views, paths, or speech.

A Group 1 (godan) transitive verb meaning to physically or verbally cut something off. Can block light (光を遮る), views (視界を遮る), someone's path (行く手を遮る), or speech (言葉を遮る). It implies a deliberate or forceful obstruction.

例文

1. 高いビルが日光を遮っている。
2. 彼は私の話を遮って自分の意見を言い始めた。
3. カーテンで外からの視線を遮った。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, narrative, conversation

トーン: forceful

起源と歴史

From 遮 (to block, to intercept), combining 辶 (road radical) with 庶 (many, common). The idea is of blocking passage on a road, preventing the many from passing through.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal