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妨害: obstruction, hindrance, blocking, disturbance, interference, interruption, jamming (a signal) | JLPT N1 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

妨害(ぼうがい)

ぼうがい

obstruction, hindrance, blocking, disturbance, interference, interruption, jamming (a signal)

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Reading and meaning

Reading: ぼうがい
Romaji: bougai
Meaning: obstruction, hindrance, blocking, disturbance, interference, interruption, jamming (a signal)
Word type: noun

FuriganaEnglish

何者(なにもの)かが通信(つうしん)を妨害(ぼうがい)したため、交信(こうしん)が一時途絶(いちじとだ)えた。
Because someone interfered with the communications, contact was temporarily lost.
選挙運動(せんきょんどう)を妨害(ぼうがい)する行為(こうい)は厳(きび)しく処罰(しょばつ)される。
Acts that obstruct election campaigning are severely punished.

過度(かど)な広告表示(こうこくひょうじ)は、利用者(りようしゃ)の情報検索(じょうほうけんさく)を妨害(ぼうがい)しかねない。

Excessive advertisements may interfere with users’ information searches.

競技中(きょうぎちゅう)に相手選手(あいてせんしゅ)の進路(しんろ)を妨害(ぼうがい)してはならない。

Competitors must not obstruct an opponent's path during the event.