To Irritate
To Annoy, To Negatively Affect, To Be Bad For
intransitive verb, godan verb
This is the verb version of hinder, but it's what happens when you hinder someone else enough. You'll start to irritate and to annoy them.
Note that this word isn't used by itself, but in phrases like 気に障る (to hurt one's feelings) or 体に障る (to be bad for one's health). Check out the Common Word Combinations for more examples!
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:
If you want to irritate me, all you have to do is make what I'm eating sour (さわ). Did you know sour food is known to be bad for you, too? Don't make that sour face, stop eating sour things!
気に障る
to hurt one's feelings, to offend one
かんに障る
to be irritating
耳に障る
to grate on one's ears
神経に障る
get on one's nerves
身体に障る
to be bad for one's health
しゃくに障る
to be irritating
仕事に障る
to negatively affect one's work
勉強に障る
to negatively affect one's studies
ごめん。気に障ったのなら、あやまるよ。
I'm sorry. I apologize if I offended you.
暴飲暴食は体に障るよ。
Over drinking and over eating will hinder your health.
仕事に差し障るので、顔出しは出来ません。
It'll hinder my job, so I can't reveal my face.
彼女の金切り声が時々癪に障るんだよね。
Sometimes her shrill voice can be really irritating.