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阻喪 (そそう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
loss of spirit ; dejection ; discouragement
Describes a state of being dispirited or demoralized. Often used in literary or formal contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'become dejected'.
その
知し
らせ
を
聞き
い
て
、
チーム
全ぜん
体たい
に
阻そ
喪そう
の
色いろ
が
広ひろ
がっ
た
。
Upon hearing the news, a sense of dejection spread through the whole team.
Written forms 阻そ 喪そう Usage 63%
Standard kanji spelling for this word.
沮そ 喪そう Usage 38%
Variant kanji spelling; 沮 is a less common character.
Kanji 阻 thwart, separate from, prevent Similar words 落らく 胆たん 落胆 is more common and neutral for 'disappointment' or 'discouragement', while 阻喪 is more literary and emphasizes a loss of spirit or morale.
意い 気き 消しょう 沈ちん 意気消沈 is a four-character compound meaning 'depression of spirits' or 'dejection', similar in register to 阻喪 but more explicitly about a drop in morale.
Etymology Composed of 阻 (obstruct, hinder) and 喪 (loss, mourning), suggesting a hindered or lost spirit. The variant 沮喪 uses 沮 (stop, prevent). The exact historical derivation is uncertain.
