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遮断壁 (しゃだんぺき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

遮しゃ断だん壁ぺき

Meanings

1

noun

barrier; bulkhead

A physical wall or partition that blocks passage, often used in technical contexts like ships, construction, or flood control.

船ふねの遮しゃ断だん壁ぺきが浸しん水すいを防ふせいだ。
The ship's bulkhead prevented flooding.
工こう事じ現げん場ばには遮しゃ断だん壁ぺきが設せっ置ちされた。
A barrier was installed at the construction site.

Written forms

遮しゃ断だん壁ぺき
Standard kanji spelling for 'barrier' or 'bulkhead'.
しゃ断機だんぺき
Rare variant; 機 (machine) is unusual for this meaning and may be a source error or very limited usage.

Kanji

遮intercept, interrupt, obstruct
断severance, decline, refuse

壁wall, lining (stomach), fence

機loom, mechanism, machine

Similar words

隔かく壁へき
隔壁 is a more general term for a partition or dividing wall, while 遮断壁 specifically emphasizes blocking or shutting off passage.
防ぼう壁へき
防壁 is a protective wall or rampart, often for defense, whereas 遮断壁 focuses on cutting off access or flow.

Etymology

Compound of 遮断 (shadan, 'interruption, cutoff') and 壁 (heki, 'wall'). The reading ぺき is a rendaku form of へき.