阻そ害がい

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阻害する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	阻そ害がいする	阻そ害がいしない
Polite	阻そ害がいします	阻そ害がいしません
Past polite	阻そ害がいしました	阻そ害がいしませんでした
Past	阻そ害がいした	阻そ害がいしなかった
Te-form	阻そ害がいして	阻そ害がいしないで
Desire	阻そ害がいしたい	阻そ害がいしたくない
Potential	阻そ害がいできる	阻そ害がいできない
Passive	阻そ害がいされる	阻そ害がいされない
Causative	阻そ害がいさせる	阻そ害がいさせない
Causative passive	阻そ害がいさせられる	阻そ害がいさせられない
Volitional	阻そ害がいしよう
Polite volitional	阻そ害がいしましょう
Imperative	阻そ害がいしろ	阻そ害がいするな
Conditional	阻そ害がいすれば	阻そ害がいしなければ
Tara conditional	阻そ害がいしたら	阻そ害がいしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

obstruction; hindrance; inhibition; blocking

Refers to the act of impeding or blocking something, often used in formal, technical, or news contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する as a transitive verb.

新あたらしい規き制せいが経けい済ざい成せい長ちょうを阻そ害がいする可か能のう性せいがある。
The new regulations may hinder economic growth.
この薬くすりは酵こう素その働はたらきを阻そ害がいします。
This drug inhibits the action of the enzyme.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を阻そ害がいするto hinder or inhibit something
過か度どなストレスは免めん疫えき機き能のうを阻そ害がいする。
Excessive stress inhibits immune function.
〈事こと〉の成せい長ちょうを阻そ害がいするto stunt the growth of something
農のう薬やくの過か剰じょう使し用ようは植しょく物ぶつの成せい長ちょうを阻そ害がいすることがある。
Excessive pesticide use can stunt plant growth.
〈事こと〉を阻そ害がいする要よう因いんa factor that hinders something
睡すい眠みん不ぶ足そくは学がく習しゅう効こう果かを阻そ害がいする要よう因いんとなる。
Lack of sleep is a factor that hinders learning effectiveness.

Kanji

阻thwart, separate from, prevent
害harm, injury
碍obstacle
礙obstruct, hinder, block

Related words

妨ぼう害がいN1
妨害 implies active, often intentional interference or sabotage, while 阻害 is more neutral and often describes systemic or unintentional obstruction.
障しょう害がいN3
障害 is a broad term for an obstacle, barrier, or disability, while 阻害 specifically names the act of hindering or inhibiting a process.
抑よく制せいN1
抑制 means suppression or restraint of something (often an internal reaction or growth), whereas 阻害 focuses on blocking an external process from proceeding.
阻そ止しN1
阻止 usually means actively stopping a specific action before it happens, while 阻害 refers to hindering an ongoing process or function.

Opposites

促そく進しんN1
促進 means to promote or accelerate something, the direct opposite of 阻害, which means to hinder or block it.

Don't confuse with

疎そ外がいN1
疎外 (also read そがい) means alienation or exclusion of a person, while 阻害 means the obstruction of a process or function; only the pronunciation matches.

Word family

阻そ害がい剤ざい
inhibitor
阻そ害がい音おん
obstruent
炭たん酸さん脱だっ水すい酵こう素そ阻そ害がい薬やく
carbonic anhydrase inhibitor
モノアミン酸さん化か酵こう素そ阻そ害がい薬やく
monoamine oxidase inhibitor; MAO inhibitor; MAOI
選せん択たく的てきセロトニン再さい取とり込こみ阻そ害がい薬やく
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; SSRI

Written forms

阻そ害がいUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; used in news and formal contexts.
阻そ碍がいUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 碍 is a non-jōyō variant of 害.
阻そ礙がいUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 礙 is a non-jōyō variant of 害.

Etymology

Compound of 阻 (so, 'to obstruct') and 害 (gai, 'harm' or 'damage'). The kanji combination conveys the idea of blocking or hindering something to prevent harm or progress.