Shouheki

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障壁 (Shouheki) is a Japanese noun meaning “enclosing wall, boundary fence, obstacle, barrier”.

Meanings

  1. nounenclosing wall; boundary fence
  2. nounobstacle; barrier

Examples

  • Simultaneous translation broke linguistic walls.

  • Unless Japan eliminates those barriers, the U.S. will take sanctions.

  • We must work hard to break down social barriers.

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Kanji in 障壁

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