Memory phrase for the Kanji: 遮

遮

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Meaning intercept, obstruct, interrupt

Pronunciation

SHA
saegiru

Explanation

Left: movement 辶, right: common, various 庶 (In a building 广 the objects 廿 on the fire 灬 are various) - Here: 廿 as the horns of animals, cf.: leather 革

Mnemonic

(No free-range livestock): We have the stable/hutch 广 for the animals (horns 廿 and 4 legs 灬) such that their movement is: intercepted / interrupted.

Radicals

辶	movement	The radical shinnyuu* stands for movement and thus has the same meaning as the very similar radical ennyou 廴*
广	building	Radical: madare - A similar radical 厂 stands for cliff.
革	leather	A horned 廿 animal seen from above with a backbone 丨 and broad hips 一 has a skin 囗 of leather around its torso. - This radical 皮 also stands for leather.
廿	various
灬	fire	Both the radical renga* and this radical 火 are used for fire.*

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Vocabulary

遮る

さえぎる

to interrupt, to intercept, to obstruct

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