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阻

阻 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. はばむ。
  2. 障碍物が多く、けわしい。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「阜」+音符「且」。「けわしい」「はばむ」を意味する漢語｛阻｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

thwart, separate from, prevent, obstruct, deter, impede

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ソJHS
Kun (native)
  • はば(む)HS
Other languages
  • 拼音zu3
  • 한글jo
  • Hán-ViệtTrở

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
8 strokes
Radical
阜(おか)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+963B

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰阝且

Words using this kanji

  • 阻止そしある事が行われるのを阻み、止めさせること。obstruction, prevention, hindrance, check
  • 阻むはばむはばむ 参照to keep someone from doing, to stop, to prevent, to check
  • 阻害そがい阻んで害なうこと。妨げて損害を与えること。 阻んで害なう。妨げて損害を与える。obstruction, impediment, hindrance, inhibition
  • 阻喪そそう気力を失い、勢いが弱まること。気落ち。loss of spirit, dejection
  • 阻隔そかく阻止して間を隔てること。separation, estrangement
  • 阻却そきゃく斥けること、妨げること。 （法律）犯罪や不法行為の成立を妨げる事柄。rejection
  • 阻害音そがいおん調音器官により肺からの息が妨げられて発音される子音である摩擦音、破擦音、破裂音の総称。妨げ音。obstruent
  • 阻害剤そがいざいinhibitor
  • 阻塞気球そさいききゅうbarrage balloon

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-3-5
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7721.0
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2d5.1
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1919
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4984