| The Japanese word | |
遮る |
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| is pronounced | |
| saegiru | さえぎる | |
| means | |
| to interrupt, to intercept, to obstruct | |
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彼は私の行く手を遮った。
kare wa watashi no yukute o saegitta. He blocked my way. |
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彼女は手で目から日差しを遮った。
kanojo wa te de me kara hizashi o saegitta. She used her hand to screen the sunlight from her eyes. |
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大きな柱が湖水の眺めを遮っている。
ōkina hashira ga kosui no nagame o saegitte iru. A large pillar obstructs the view of the lake. |
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その家は高い塀で人目から遮られている。
sono ie wa takai hei de hitome kara saegira re te iru. The house is screened from view with a high fence. |
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彼女は私の口に人差し指を当てて、私の言葉を遮ってしまった。
kanojo wa watashi no kuchi ni hitosashiyubi o ate te, watashi no kotoba o saegitte shimatta. She interrupted me when I was speaking by putting her finger on my mouth. |
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| Examples sourced from tatoeba.org |

