阻
obstruct; thwart; separate from; prevent; deter; impede
8 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1280.
Readings
- ソ (on reading): 阻止 (そし) obstruction; 阻害 (そがい) obstruction
- はばむ (kun reading): 阻む (はばむ) to keep someone from doing; 成長を阻む (せいちょうをはばむ) to hinder the growth of (e.g. plants, someone)
- Read as a whole word: 相悪阻 (あいづわり) nausea triggered by seeing one's partner experiencing morning sickness
Components
Words using 阻
- 阻止 (そし) obstruction
- 阻害 (そがい) obstruction
- 阻害剤 (そがいざい) inhibitor
- 険阻 (けんそ) steep (terrain)
- 阻却 (そきゃく) rejection
- 阻む (はばむ) to keep someone from doing
- 成長を阻む (せいちょうをはばむ) to hinder the growth of (e.g. plants, someone)
- 道を阻む (みちをはばむ) to obstruct one's way
- 相悪阻 (あいづわり) nausea triggered by seeing one's partner experiencing morning sickness
27 words in all.