How to say obstacle in Japanese

JLPTN3
障害★・障がい【しょうがいshougai】障碍・障礙【しょうがいshougai・しょうげshouge】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • obstacle; impediment; hindrance; difficulty; barrier
  • handicap; impairment; disability; disorder; malfunction ［しょうがい］ ➜ 視力障害

Example Sentences

彼女kanojoはhaどんなdonna障害shougaiをwoもmo克服kokufukuできるdekiruすばらしいsubarashii能力nouryokuをwo持っているmotteiru。
She has the wonderful capability to overcome any obstacle.
彼kareはha予期せぬyokisenu障害shougaiにni出会ったdeatta。
He met an unexpected obstacle.
道路douroからkaraそのsono障害物shougaibutsuがga取り除いてあったtorinozoiteatta。
They had cleared the obstacle from the road.
第一dai一のno難関nankanはhaどうにかdounika突破toppaしたshita。
We have managed to overcome the first obstacle.
柔軟性juunanseiのno欠如ketsujoはha進歩shinpoのno障害shougaiとなるtonaru。
Lack of flexibility is an obstacle to progress.

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