阻 thwart, separate from, prevent, obstruct, deter, impede 8 strokes jōyō, taught in secondary school old JLPT 1 #1280 in newspapers Readings Onソ Kunはば.む In Chinese 阻 Words written with it 阻止 そし obstruction N1 阻む はばむ to keep someone from doing N1 阻害 そがい obstruction