沮 — 8 strokes / Radical「氵」
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- On
- ソ・ショそ・しょ · so · sho
- Kun
- はば.むhaba.mu
- Meaning
- to block; to be dejected
Stroke order
Origin
Water 氵 with 且 as phonetic: to dam water; also for the spirit to break.
Compounds
- 沮止そし
obstruction
- 沮喪そそう
dejection; loss of heart
Example
士気が沮喪してしまった。
Morale sank.
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)