沮 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
- On
- ソ・ショ
- Kun
- はば.む
- Meaning
- to block; to be dejected
Origin
Water 氵 with 且 as phonetic: to dam water; also for the spirit to break.
Stroke order
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.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)