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阻 — 8 strokes / Radical「⻖」

道
3Junior high level / 8 strokes / Radical「⻖」
On
ソそ · so
Kun
はば.むhaba.mu
Meaning
thwart; obstruct

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

⻖ "hill" with 且: a hill blocking the way — to thwart, to obstruct.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onソそso阻止そし阻害そがい険阻けんそ
Kunはばむhabamu阻むはばむ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 阻止そし

    obstruction; blocking

  • 険阻けんそ

    steep and rugged

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

被害(ひがい)の拡大(かくだい)を阻止(そし)した。

We blocked the damage from spreading.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

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