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

阻

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning
阻 means "obstruct, hinder, block."
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.
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

so(ソ)
Kunyomi

haba.mu(はば-む)
Strokes

8 strokes
Radical

阜阝 (kozato・kozatohen・oka)
Related Keywords
obstruct hinder block impede prevent barrier obstacle steep rough difficult resist oppose thwart check stop hamper deter separate challenge