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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

障しょう壁へき

shouheki

barrier, obstacle

Example sentences

  1. 同時通訳どうじつうやくによって言語げんごの障壁しょうへきが崩くずれた。

    Simultaneous translation broke linguistic walls.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 我々われわれは社会的しゃかいてき障壁しょうへきを取とり壊こわすために、懸命けんめいに努力どりょくしなければならない。

    We must work hard to break down social barriers.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 最初さいしょにあげなければならない問題もんだいは、それらのグループの間まに文化ぶんか障壁しょうへきが存在そんざいしていたかどうかということである。

    The first question we must raise is whether a cultural barrier existed between those groups.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 障壁

  • 障hinder; hurtOnショウKunさわる
  • 壁wall; lining (stomach)OnヘキKunかべ

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