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話を遮る (はなしをさえぎる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, godan verb (-ru)
interrupt someone ; cut someone off
Used when one person stops another from speaking, often by starting to talk or by making a noise. The object is the person being interrupted, marked with を.
中ちゅう
に
話はなし
を
遮さえぎ
る
の
は
失しつ
礼れい
だ
。
It's rude to interrupt someone during a meeting.
Kanji 遮 intercept, interrupt, obstruct Similar words 遮さえぎ る 遮る is a general verb meaning 'to block' or 'to intercept' (light, sound, a path, etc.). 話を遮る is a specific expression using 遮る to mean 'interrupt someone's speech'.
Etymology Compound of 話 (はなし, 'talk, story') + を (object marker) + 遮る (さえぎる, 'to block, intercept'). The literal meaning is 'to block someone's talk'.
