JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 阻: "thwart, separate from, prevent"
The kanji 阻 means "thwart, separate from, prevent, obstruct, deter, impede". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ソ in on'yomi and はば.む in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ソ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
はば.む
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | thwart, separate from, prevent, obstruct, deter, impede |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1280 of 2,501 |
Common words with 阻
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 阻止obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check
- 阻むto keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check
- 阻害obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition
- 悪阻morning sickness; nausea and vomiting of pregnancy
- 道を阻むto obstruct one's way
- 断固阻止standing firmly against
- 険阻steep (terrain); precipitous · precipice; steep place
- 阻害剤inhibitor
- 意気阻喪depressed in spirits; rejection; disheartened; lacking nerve
- 阻喪loss of spirit; dejection
- 成長を阻むto hinder the growth of (e.g. plants, someone); to hamper the growth of
- 阻隔separation; estrangement
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