13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

intercept, interrupt, obstruct

Kun'yomi
  • to interrupt
On'yomi
  • シャ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

シャ 59.5%
さえぎ 40.5%

Character Breakdown

intercept, interrupt, obstruct
シャ さえぎ.る (9th, N1)
commoner, all, bastard
ショ (9th, N1)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
twenty
にじゅう ジュウ ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
walk, walking, road radical variant (no. 162)
チャク

References

Unicode hex code 906E
JIS X 0208 1-28-55
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4737
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6106
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3158
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3916
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 2018
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2724
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1192
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1276
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1927
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 39086X
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1339
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1767
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1899
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1818
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1732
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1749
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 716
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1200
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2q11.4
Four corner code 3030.3
De Roo Code 540