障害物(しょうがいぶつ)

しょうがいぶつ
noun
obstacle; obstruction; hurdle
1. obstacle; obstruction; hurdle; barrier
A physical object that blocks passage or movement. Also used in sports for hurdles or obstacles in a course.
道路(どうろ)の障害物(しょうがいぶつ)を取(と)り除(のぞ)く。
To remove an obstruction from the road.
台風(たいふう)で倒(たお)れた木(き)が障害物(しょうがいぶつ)になっている。
A tree knocked down by the typhoon is blocking the way.
障害物(しょうがいぶつ)競走(きょうそう)では選手(せんしゅ)がさまざまなハードルを越(こ)えていく。
In the obstacle race, athletes jump over various hurdles.

USAGE:
障害物(しょうがいぶつ) refers specifically to physical objects that block the way. For abstract obstacles, 障害(しょうがい) or 障壁(しょうへき) are more natural.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 障害物(しょうがいぶつ)を取(と)り除(のぞ)く (to remove an obstacle)
  • 障害物(しょうがいぶつ)競走(きょうそう) (obstacle race, steeplechase)
  • 障害物(しょうがいぶつ)を避(さ)ける (to avoid an obstacle)

SIMILAR WORDS:
障害(しょうがい) is broader and covers both physical and abstract obstacles. 邪魔(じゃま) is more colloquial and means something or someone that is in the way or bothersome.

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