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.
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.
Staying up late is bad for your health.
Euphemistic term for menstruation, often used in phrases like 障りがある or 障り中.
Staying up late becomes a hindrance to your work.
The defect in this document is hindering the work.
His attitude became an obstacle in the meeting.
Smoking is harmful to the body.
I have my period today and feel sluggish.
You shouldn't overdo it during your period.
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.'
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.