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阻止

阻止

Chinese

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

Verb

阻止

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

Japanese

Kanji in this term
阻 止
そ
Grade: S 		し
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)を阻止 (そし)する
    hōan o soshi suru
    to block a bill
    水 (みず)の不足 (ふそく)が都市 (とし)の成長 (せいちょう)を阻止 (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)を阻止 (そし)する
    shinten o soshi suru
    to hinder progress
    戦争 (せんそう)の勃発 (ぼっぱつ)を阻止 (そし)する
    sensō no boppatsu o soshi suru
    to prevent the outbreak of war

Conjugation

Etymology

阻 +‎ 止

Pronunciation

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