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阻

thwart
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingソ
Kun readingはば.む
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. thwartRtK
    少数党はその法案を阻止するため、最後まで頑張りました。The minority party made a last-ditch effort to block passage of the bills.tatoeba
    自然環境の悪化を阻止しましょう。Let's stop the deterioration of the natural environment.tatoeba
  2. separate from
  3. prevent
  4. obstruct
  5. deter
  6. impede
  1. to keep someone from doing
  2. to stop
  3. to prevent
  4. to check
  5. to hinder

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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pinnacle · parthenon · acropolis · shelf · my bookshelves

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1919

Compound words

阻むはばむ
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder
阻害そがい
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking
阻止そし
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking
悪阻つわり
morning sickness
険阻けんそ
steep (terrain)
阻碍そがい
obstruction
阻喪そそう
loss of spirit
阻礙そがい
obstruction
意気阻喪いきそそう
depressed in spirits
阻害するそがいする
to obstruct
阻止するそしする
to obstruct
戦場航空阻止せんじょうこうくうそし
battlefield air interdiction

Additional Examples

警察は街頭デモを阻止しようとした。
The police tried to stop the street demonstration.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 阻

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step