妨害

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Chinese

hinder; harm
to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm
to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity
 
trad. (妨害) 妨 害
simp. #(妨害) 妨 害

Pronunciation

Verb

妨害

  1. to hinder; to impair; to interfere with; to harm; to damage

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Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (妨害):
  • → Japanese: 妨害(ぼうがい) (bōgai)
  • → Korean: 방해(妨害) (banghae)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
妨 害
ぼう
Grade: S 		がい
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spellings
妨碍
妨礙

Etymology

害 is a daiyōji replacing 碍.

Noun

妨(ぼう)害(がい) • (bōgai) 

  1. obstructing someone or something; obstruction, interference
    妨害(ぼうがい)をやめろ。
    Bōgai o yamero.
    Do not disturb!

Synonyms

Verb

妨(ぼう)害(がい)する • (bōgai suru) suru (stem 妨(ぼう)害(がい)し (bōgai shi), past 妨(ぼう)害(がい)した (bōgai shita))

  1. obstruct, disturb, stand in the way

Conjugation

Conjugation of "妨害する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 妨害し ぼうがいし bōgai shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 妨害し ぼうがいし bōgai shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 妨害する ぼうがいする bōgai suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 妨害する ぼうがいする bōgai suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 妨害すれ ぼうがいすれ bōgai sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 妨害せよ¹
妨害しろ² 		ぼうがいせよ¹
ぼうがいしろ² 		bōgai seyo¹
bōgai shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 妨害される ぼうがいされる bōgai sareru
Causative 妨害させる
妨害さす 		ぼうがいさせる
ぼうがいさす 		bōgai saseru
bōgai sasu
Potential 妨害できる ぼうがいできる bōgai dekiru
Volitional 妨害しよう ぼうがいしよう bōgai shiyō
Negative 妨害しない ぼうがいしない bōgai shinai
Negative continuative 妨害せず ぼうがいせず bōgai sezu
Formal 妨害します ぼうがいします bōgai shimasu
Perfective 妨害した ぼうがいした bōgai shita
Conjunctive 妨害して ぼうがいして bōgai shite
Hypothetical conditional 妨害すれば ぼうがいすれば bōgai sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

Synonyms

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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