障害, 障がい, 障碍, 障礙, しょうがい
Takes suru, Transitive
1. obstacle, impediment, hindrance, barrier, difficulty
2. disorder, defect, disability, handicap, impairment, dysfunction
See 障害競走, horse racing, Abbreviation
3. steeplechase
See 障害物競走
4. obstacle race, steeplechase (athletics)
先駆者達は一連の障害を克服してきた。
が
Particle
1. indicates the subject of a sentence
literary in modern Japanese; usu. written as ヶ in place names
2. indicates possession
Conjunction
3. but, however, (and) yet, though, although, while
4. and
5. used after an introductory remark or explanation