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Translingual
Han character
碍 (Kangxi radical 112, 石+8, 13 strokes, cangjie input 一口日一戈 (MRAMI), four-corner 16641, composition ⿰石㝵)
Derived characters
Further reading
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 832, character 4
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 24283
- Dae Jaweon: page 1248, character 22
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2437, character 5
- Unihan data for U+788D
Chinese
References
Japanese
Kanji
碍
(Hyōgai kanji)
Readings
Compounds
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 礙 (MC ngojH).
Pronunciation
Affix
碍 • (gai)
- to hinder; to obstruct
Usage notes
In modern Japanese, 碍 is mostly replaced by 害, due to the deprecation of non-tōyō kanji caused by the Japanese script reform.
Derived terms
(replaced by 害 in modern orthography):
(not replaced by 害 in modern orthography):
Korean
Hanja
碍 (eumhun 막을 애 (mageul ae))
- Alternative form of 礙 (“hanja form? of 애 (“to obstruct; to block; to hinder; to deter”)”)
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.
Vietnamese
Han character
碍: Hán Việt readings: ngại (牛代切)[2][3][4][1][5], ngài[1]
碍: Nôm readings: ngại[2][3][4][1][6], ngáy[7][1], ngái[4]
- chữ Hán form of ngại (“to obstruct; to block; to hinder; to deter”).
- Nôm form of ngại (“worried; hesitant; fearful”).
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