Japanese

Noun

そし ‎(romaji soshi)

1. 庶子: an illegitimate child, a bastard
2. 疎食, 疏食, 蔬食: humble fare, a simple meal
3. 祖市: an ancestral or originating city or town
4. 祖師: the founder of a religious sect; the founder of a school of thought or artistic technique or style
5. 粗糸, 麁糸: coarse and cheap thread
6. 粗紙, 麁紙: coarse and cheap paper
7. 素子: a basic component, an element; an electronic component such as a transistor or capacitor
8. 素志: a basic or fundamental ambition
9. 阻止, 沮止: prevention, blocking, impedance or impediment

Verb

そしする ‎(romaji soshi suru)

1. 阻止, 沮止: to prevent, to block, to impede, to hinder something