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阻

thwart, separate from, prevent, obstruct, deter, impede

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes8

Readings

On'yomi

  • ソ

Kun'yomi

  • はば.む

Meaning

阻 centers on creating a barrier that stops movement or connection: thwarting, obstructing, preventing, or separating one thing from another.

Most common words using 阻

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  • 阻止そし
    N1

    obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping

  • 阻害そがい

    obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check

  • 阻むはばむ
    N1

    to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct; to oppose; to thwart

  • 悪阻つわり

    morning sickness; nausea and vomiting of pregnancy

  • 阻却そきゃく

    rejection

  • プロテアーゼ阻害剤プロテアーゼそがいざい

    protease inhibitor

  • マクロファージ遊走阻止因子マクロファージゆうそうそしいんし

    macrophage migration inhibitory factor; MMIF

  • モノアミン酸化酵素阻害薬モノアミンさんかこうそそがいやく

    monoamine oxidase inhibitor; MAO inhibitor; MAOI

  • 士気阻喪しきそそう

    demoralization; collapse of morale; one's morale being shaken

  • 妊娠悪阻にんしんおそ

    hyperemesis gravidarum; HG; severe morning sickness

  • 悪阻おそ

    morning sickness; nausea and vomiting of pregnancy

  • 意気阻喪いきそそう

    depressed in spirits; rejection; disheartened; lacking nerve

  • 成長を阻むせいちょうをはばむ

    to hinder the growth of (e.g. plants, someone); to hamper the growth of

  • 戦場航空阻止せんじょうこうくうそし

    battlefield air interdiction

  • 断固阻止だんこそし

    standing firmly against

  • 炭酸脱水酵素阻害薬たんさんだっすいこうそそがいやく

    carbonate dehydratase inhibitor

  • 相悪阻あいづわり

    nausea triggered by seeing one's partner experiencing morning sickness; sympathetic pregnancy

  • 道を阻むみちをはばむ

    to obstruct one's way

  • 道路阻絶どうろそぜつ

    road block

  • 違法性阻却事由いほうせいそきゃくじゆう

    justifiable cause for noncompliance with the law

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Etymology

阻 combines ⻖ (hill, mound) with 且, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of a barrier or obstacle. The hill radical suggests a natural obstruction that separates or blocks.

Meaning mnemonic

A steep hill (⻖) acts as a natural barrier, and the right side 且 looks like a blocked path. Together they show something that obstructs and prevents passage.

Reading mnemonic

For ソ, imagine a stubborn SO (significant other) blocking your way: SO -> ソ, and they thwart your plans just like a hill obstructs a road.