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阻止

阻止

Chinese

to hinder; to block; to obstruct to stop; prohibit; till
simp. and trad.
(阻止)

Verb

阻止

  1. to stop, to prevent, to convince not to

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

From Sinitic 阻止.

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

  • 沮止

Noun

阻止 (hiragana そし, romaji soshi)

  1. prevention, blocking, impedance or impediment

Verb

阻止する (transitive, hiragana そしする, romaji soshi suru)

  1. to prevent, to block, to impede, to hinder something
    法案 (ほうあん)阻止 (そし)する
    hōan o soshi suru
    to block a bill
     (みず)不足 (ふそく)都市 (とし)成長 (せいちょう)阻止 (そし)する
    mizu no fusoku ga toshi no seichō o soshi suru
    the lack of water is impeding the growth of the city
    進展 (しんてん)阻止 (そし)する
    shinten o soshi suru
    to hinder progress
    戦争 (せんそう)勃発 (ぼっぱつ)阻止 (そし)する
    sensō no boppatsu o soshi suru
    to prevent the outbreak of war

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