Japanese Dictionary

Find Kanji by radicals

Find Kanji by selecting its radicals below.

1 2 3

5 6

7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 17

Reading and JLPT level

阻む, 沮む JLPT 1

Kana Reading

はばむ

Romaji

habamu

Word Senses

Parts of speech

Godan verb with `mu' ending

Meaning

to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct; to oppose; to thwart

Example sentence

行く手を阻んだものは、高さ１メートル足らずの石壁でした。 The thing blocking my path was a stone wall of less than 1 meter's height.

Examples of 阻む, 沮む, はばむ in a sentence

行く手を阻んだものは、高さ１メートル足らずの石壁でした。

The thing blocking my path was a stone wall of less than 1 meter's height.
彼らは大きな川に前進を阻まれた。

Their progress was stopped by a wide river.
我々の前進は阻まれた。

Our advance was checked.

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain: 阻む
Plain Polite: 阻みます
Negative: 阻まない
Negative Polite: 阻みません

Past

Plain: 阻んだ
Plain Polite: 阻みました
Negative: 阻まなかった
Negative Polite: 阻みませんでした

Plain: 阻んで
Plain Polite: 阻みまして
Negative: --
Negative Polite: --

Passive

Plain: 阻まれる
Plain Polite: 阻まれます
Negative: 阻まれない
Negative Polite: 阻まれません

Related Study Lists

JLPT N1 Study List

Taylor 2013-01-13

めいはく , あからさま , あくどい 3087 Words

乙 , 又 , 丁 , 乃 , 刀 , 及 1187 Kanji

Taylor 2013-01-13

45 subscribers

Kanji in this word

阻 JLPT 1

8 strokes

thwart, separate from, prevent, obstruct, deter, impede

On'Yomi: ソ

Kun'Yomi: はば.む

Learn more

沮

8 strokes

stop, prevent, defeated, dejected

On'Yomi: ソ, ショ

Kun'Yomi: はば.む

Learn more

The Nihongo Master Podcast!

Our bi-weekly Japanese language and culture podcast will teach you vocabulary, grammar, fascinating cultural insights about Japan, and introduce you to fascinating Japanese language learning guests!

S13E9: The Top 5 Don't Do's During Japanese Summer!

Listen Now!

Start speaking Japanese today with Nihongo Master! The fun and easy way to learn Japanese online.

With three subscription types to choose from, there's one to fit every student's budget.

Start your free 7-day trial now!