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Thwart Check 阻 ソ はば.む Separate Prevent Obstruct

Kanji
Onyomi
Kunyomi はば.む
English thwart, separate from, prevent, obstruct, deter, impede
Examples 阻む(はばむ): to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct; to oppose; to thwart
阻止(そし): obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; interdiction
JLPT Level 1
Jouyou Grade S
Frequency 1280
Components 阜: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170)
且: moreover; also; furthermore
Number of Strokes 8
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 170
Radical Strokes 8
Radical Reading こざと・こざとへん・おか・ぎふのふ
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword thwart
Koohii Story 1 Keeping porn on the pinnacle of a bookshelf can thwart snooping kids (thanks bodhisamaya).
Koohii Story 2 The shortness of the Japanese thwarts their attempts to reach the topmost (pinnacle) shelf without grabbing a chair.

Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1001-1500

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