Words — 35 found
さ
差し
1. between (e.g. two people); face to face
2. hindrance; impediment
3. arrhythmic section of recitativeNoh, Usually written using kana alone
4. playing with only 2 playersHanafuda, Mahjong
5. prefix used for stress or emphasis
6. counter for traditional dance songs
指し 【さし】、差 【さし】、指 【さし】、サシ
1. hesitation
2. hindrance
3. washroom
つか
痞え
1. load on one's chest
2. obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficultyOnly applies to 支え, Only applies to 閊え
痞 【つかえ】、支え 【つかえ】、閊え 【つかえ】
痞: Irregular okurigana usage.
あし
足かせ
1. fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden; trap
足枷 【あしかせ】、桎 【あしかせ】、足枷 【あしがせ】
桎: Rarely-used kanji form. あしがせ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.
しさい
子細
1. reasons; circumstances
2. details; particulars; significance; meaning
3. hindrance; inconvenience; objectionwith neg. sentence
仔細 【しさい】
しょうげ
障礙
1. obstacle; impediment; hindrance; barrier; difficultyFormal or literary term
障碍 【しょうげ】
ないしょう
内障
1. internal hindranceBuddhism, Only applies to ないしょう
2. any visual disorder caused by a problem within the eye (i.e. glaucoma, amaurosis, etc.)See also 上翳
内障 【そこひ】、底翳 【そこひ】
さんまや
三昧耶
1. timeBuddhism, From Sanskrit “samaya”
2. meeting; coming togetherBuddhism
3. equality, warning, or riddance of hindrances (esp. in esoteric Buddhism as vows of the buddhas and bodhisattvas)Buddhism
三昧耶 【さまや】、三摩耶 【さんまや】、三摩耶 【さまや】、三昧耶 【さんまいや】
1. five hindrances (that prevent a woman from becoming a Buddha, a Brahmā, a Shakra, a devil king, or a wheel-turning king); five obstructions to women's attainmentBuddhism
2. five hindrances (that impede ascetic practices; sensory desire, ill-will, sloth and torpor, restlessness and worry, doubt)Buddhism