Lingaku遮る【さえぎる】
Frequency rank: 2,207.
- to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
Godan verb with 'ru' ending; transitive verb
Forms
- 遮る【さえぎる】【さいぎる】Frequency rank: 2,207.
- さえぎるFrequency rank: 23,174. – 23,310.
- さいぎる
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to interrupt
- to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.)
- to block (light, wind, etc.)
- to intercept
- to cut off
This meaning refers to the act of stopping someone from speaking or breaking into a conversation, often unexpectedly.
This usage pertains to physically blocking something, such as a person's passage or view, thereby preventing them from seeing or moving freely.
The car was blocking the road.
This implies stopping something from passing through, such as preventing light or air from entering a space.
The trees were blocking the wind.
This meaning involves stopping something or someone before they reach their intended destination, often used in contexts like sports or communication.
This refers to stopping the supply of something abruptly, such as cutting off a resource or a conversation.
Generated collocations (experimental)
さえぎる遮るをするto interruptしかい視界をさえぎる遮るto obstruct the viewひかり光をさえぎる遮るto block the lightぼうがい妨害することをさえぎる遮るto cut off interferenceおと音をさえぎる遮るto block the soundかぜ風をさえぎる遮るto block the windさえぎる遮るものobstructing thingsはつげん発言をさえぎる遮るto interrupt someone's speechみち道をさえぎる遮るto block the wayじょうほう情報をさえぎる遮るto intercept informationさえぎる遮るやくわり役割obstructive role
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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I was trying to tell him what had really happened, but he cut me short.
I had hardly opened my mouth, when she interrupted me.
These trees will screen our new house from public view.