阻
thwart, separate from, prevent, obstruct, deter, impede
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
20 of 28- 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
Study
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.