障害（しょうがい）
JLPT N2 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: obstacle / failure
Example sentences
- システムに障害が起きて、使えない。 — There's a system failure, so it's unusable.
- 通信障害でネットがつながらない。 — A network outage means the internet won't connect.
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