妨げる (samatageru) Japanese meaning: disturb | Kotomora

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妨げる · ichidan verb

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

Transitive verb meaning to interfere with someone's action, progress, or a natural process. Often used with abstract objects like 進行, 発展, 睡眠, or 活動.

邪じゃ魔まN4
邪魔する is casual and often physical (blocking someone's way or interrupting), while 妨げる is more formal and typically used for abstract or systemic obstruction.
阻はばむN1
阻む implies forcefully blocking or stopping something to prevent an undesirable outcome, whereas 妨げる can describe milder or more indirect interference.
妨ぼう害がいN1
妨害する suggests deliberate, often intentional obstruction (as in sabotage), while 妨げる is neutral and can apply to unintentional hindrance too.
害がいするN1
妨げる is the common word for hindering or obstructing progress, while 害する is more formal and often used in set phrases like 業務を害する.

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遮さえぎるN1
妨げる emphasizes hindering or impeding an action or progress, while 遮る focuses on physically or metaphorically cutting off or blocking something directly.
足あしを引ひっ張ぱるN2
妨げる is a formal, direct verb meaning 'to obstruct' or 'to hinder', while 足を引っ張る is an idiomatic expression implying petty or indirect sabotage, often from within a group.
障さわるN1
妨げる is a transitive verb meaning 'to hinder/obstruct' something specific, while 障る is intransitive and covers a broader range from physical harm to emotional irritation.

促うながすN1
促す means to encourage or promote progress, the opposite of 妨げる, which hinders or delays it.
助たすけるN4
助ける means to help or assist, standing in contrast to 妨げる, which obstructs or gets in the way.

防ふせぐN3
防ぐ means to prevent or guard against harm/danger (like an attack or disease), while 妨げる means to hinder an ongoing action or process rather than block a threat.

Derived from the verb 妨ぐ (さまたぐ), which is now archaic. The kanji 妨 means 'obstruct' or 'impede'.