Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 阻


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Meaning

obstruct, thwart, block, retard

Pronunciation

SO
habamu

Explanation

Left: hill , right: besides/moreover (a pile of stones with more stones added)

Mnemonic

If a hills is piled like a stone pile, it is an obstruction.

Radicals

hill(The radical kozato shows a hill. and is always on the left side of a kanji. (Please note that rather similar radical oozato is always on the right sight of the kanji and means village.))
pile of stones, besides
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Vocabulary

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

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