hindrance; obstacle; impediment
Refers to something that gets in the way or causes trouble, often used in set phrases like 障りになる or 障りがある.
この書類の不備が仕事の障りになっている。
The defect in this document is hindering the work.
harm (to health); bad effect
Used for negative effects on health, often in expressions like 体に障りがある or お酒は体の障りになる.
夜更かしは体の障りになる。
Staying up late is bad for your health.
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Euphemistic term for menstruation, often used in phrases like 障りがある or 障り中.
今日は障りがあって、体がだるい。
I have my period today and feel sluggish.
Staying up late becomes a hindrance to your work.
彼の態度が会議の障りになった。
His attitude became an obstacle in the meeting.
Smoking is harmful to the body.
障り中は無理をしないほうがいい。
You shouldn't overdo it during your period.
お酒の飲み過ぎは体に障りがある。
Drinking too much alcohol is bad for your health.
She can't go into the hot spring because she's having her period right now.
生理 is the standard, clinical term for menstruation, while 障り is an older, softer euphemism for the same thing.
支障 is a formal, business-like term for an obstacle or complication, close in register to 障り but more common in writing.
障害 refers to a more concrete or structural obstacle (or a disability), whereas 障り is vaguer and often used for minor hindrances.
障り refers to a hindrance or harm (especially to health) caused by something, while つかえ more specifically describes a blockage or oppressive feeling.
触り (same reading, さわり) means 'the touch' or 'the highlight/gist of a story,' a completely different word from 障り 'hindrance/harm.'
eyesore; offensive to the eye · obstructing the view; in the way visually
harsh to the ear; grating; jarring
obstacle; hindrance; offense
hindrance; obstacle; impediment · annoyance (to others); offense; harm
disagreeable; unpleasant; off-putting
menstruation; period
Standard kanji spelling.
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing.
Derived from the verb 障る (さわる, 'to hinder, to affect adversely'). The noun form 障り carries the same core meaning of obstruction or negative influence.