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Obstruct


Radical Combination


Meaning

Obstruct, Impede

Mnemonic

A woman with direction will have things obstruct her path. It's a sad fact that it's still a man's world out there!

Picture this woman with direction, knocking down obstruction after obstruction on her path to success.


Reading

On'yomi

ぼう

Kun'yomi

さまた

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

This woman is truly magnificent. Some compare her to a bowling (ぼう) ball, because of how she knocks down the obstructions in her path like bowling pins.

Now imagine that she actually is a bowling ball. Watch her roll down the bowling lane and smash all those stupid pins!


Visually Similar Kanji


Found In Vocabulary