支障
ししょう
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
Common word
Meanings
Noun
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
Example sentences
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There is nothing to prevent my going.
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The town water supply was seriously obstructed by heavy rainfalls.
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Factional in-fighting threw a monkey wrench into the deliberations.
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He has been suffering from depression recently, which is interfering with his work.
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Import restrictions are barriers to closer relations between the two countries.
More examples (3)
療養病床が減ればそれができず、一般病床の医療にも支障をきたします。
If long-term beds are reduced, then it won't be possible to do that and normal sickbeds will also be adversely affected.
科学が今ほど重要でなかった時代には、科学は科学者にまかせておいて何の支障もなかった。
When science was less important than it is now, it was all very well to leave science to the scientists.
トムの学校では、タトエバが大流行して学業に支障が出ているため、緊急職員会議が開かれて、生徒の例文の投稿は一日30文までとする措置が取られることになったが、学校側で生徒のアカウントを把握しきれていないこともあり、対策は難航している。
At Tom's school, the Tatoeba craze has become so widespread that it's affecting students' studies. As a result, an emergency staff meeting was held and it was decided to limit students to submitting no more than 30 example sentences per day. However, since the school hasn't fully tracked the students' accounts, implementing this measure has proven challenging.