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Kanji Detail for 阻 - "to obstruct, to hinder"

阻

  • Meaning

    阻 means "to obstruct, to hinder." Also associated with steep.

    1. Obstruct - To block; to impede progress.

    2. Hinder - To prevent; to hold back.

    3. Steep - Rough and difficult terrain.

    4. Separate - To divide; to keep apart.

  • Words using 阻

    • 阻む はばむ Listen to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent

  • Four-character idioms with 阻

    • 士気阻喪 しきそそう Listen demoralization; collapse of morale; one's morale being shaken
    • 意気阻喪 いきそそう Listen depressed in spirits; rejection; disheartened

  • Tattoo check: 阻

    • Verified meaning: to obstruct, to hinder
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: steep

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    thwart; separate from; prevent; obstruct; deter; impede

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    impede, hinder, obstruct; oppose

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to hinder; to block; to obstruct

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to hinder, to impede; to obstruct, to oppose

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Danger and obstruction. Mountain dangers are called 險. Water dangers are called 阻. | Interchangeable with 沮. To stop. As in 為之氣阻 (one's spirit is dampened). Also, to stop something is called 阻. As in 阻撓 (obstruct).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    so(ソ) ソ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    haba.mu(はば-む) はば-む

  • Strokes

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    8 strokes

  • Radical

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    阜 阝 (kozato・kozatohen・oka)

  • Related Keywords

    to obstruct to hinder steep rely depend separate struggle impede block bar prevent resist halt inhibit delay precipitous

Sentences including 阻

  • Our advance was checked.

  • The heavy rain prevented them from going there.

  • Their progress was stopped by a wide river.

  • Pregnant women often experience morning sickness.

  • Let's stop the deterioration of the natural environment.

  • The police tried to stop the street demonstration.

  • Tom tried to stop it.

  • The freedom of the press should not be interfered with.

  • Inflation should be checked.

  • It runs against his character.

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