支障をきたす

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
しょう
Grade: 6
on’yomi
Alternative spellings
支障を来す
支障を来たす

Etymology edit

Consisting of 支障 (obstruction) +‎ +‎ きたす (to bring about).

Verb edit

()(しょう)をきたす (shishō o kitasugodan (stem ()(しょう)をきたし (shishō o kitashi), past ()(しょう)をきたした (shishō o kitashita))

  1. (idiomatic) to obstruct, to hinder
    意思疎通(いしそつう)支障(ししょう)をきたす
    ishi sotsū ni shishō o kitasu
    to cause difficulties in understanding each other

Conjugation edit