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遮断 (しゃだん, shadan) Japanese meaning: blocking | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 遮断する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 遮しゃ 断だん する 遮しゃ 断だん しない Polite 遮しゃ 断だん します 遮しゃ 断だん しません Past polite 遮しゃ 断だん しました 遮しゃ 断だん しませんでした Past 遮しゃ 断だん した 遮しゃ 断だん しなかった Te-form 遮しゃ 断だん して 遮しゃ 断だん しないで Desire 遮しゃ 断だん したい 遮しゃ 断だん したくない Potential 遮しゃ 断だん できる 遮しゃ 断だん できない Passive 遮しゃ 断だん される 遮しゃ 断だん されない Causative 遮しゃ 断だん させる 遮しゃ 断だん させない Causative passive 遮しゃ 断だん させられる 遮しゃ 断だん させられない Volitional 遮しゃ 断だん しよう Polite volitional 遮しゃ 断だん しましょう Imperative 遮しゃ 断だん しろ 遮しゃ 断だん するな Conditional 遮しゃ 断だん すれば 遮しゃ 断だん しなければ Tara conditional 遮しゃ 断だん したら 遮しゃ 断だん しなかったら
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雪ゆき
で
道どう
路ろ
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遮しゃ
断だん
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れ
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The road was blocked by heavy snow.
Cut off contact with the outside.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 遮しゃ 断だん する to cut off/block something (traffic, power, signal, etc.)
Traffic was cut off due to heavy rain.
電でん 源げん を 遮しゃ 断だん する to cut off the power supply
I cut off the power for safety.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 から 遮しゃ 断だん される to be cut off/isolated from a place
He grew up in an environment cut off from the outside world.
情じょう 報ほう を 遮しゃ 断だん する to block out information
I cut myself off from information on social media to reduce stress.
Kanji 遮 intercept, interrupt, obstruct 断 severance, decline, refuse Related words· 7 遮る is a general verb for blocking or intercepting something physically or visually, while 遮断 is a more formal noun/verb expressing complete severance or isolation.
断つ means to cut off or sever something abstract like a relationship or supply, whereas 遮断 implies a stronger, often physical barrier that completely isolates something.
阻止 focuses on stopping or preventing an action or movement from happening, while 遮断 emphasizes physically or completely severing a flow or connection.
封鎖 refers to sealing off or blockading a place (like a road or border), while 遮断 is broader and can apply to information, senses, or supplies as well.
Show 3 more 遮断 emphasizes actively cutting off a flow (traffic, signal, supply), while 閉塞 emphasizes the blocked or occluded state itself.
遮断する means to physically block or cut off access, a stronger, more mechanical action than the more general 遠ざける.
遮断 means to block or cut off a flow (traffic, power, signal) without necessarily severing a physical object, whereas 切断 implies an actual cut through material or a connection.
Opposites 開放 means to open up or free something for access, the opposite of 遮断's meaning of blocking or cutting off access.
通過 means to pass through freely, contrasting with 遮断 which stops or blocks passage entirely.
Don't confuse with 遮蔽 means to shield or screen something from view or exposure (like light or radiation), whereas 遮断 means to cut off a flow, connection, or passage entirely.
Etymology Compound of 遮 (intercept, obstruct) and 断 (cut off, sever). The combination conveys a strong sense of complete blockage or isolation.
