Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1280 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 8

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

Kunyomi: はば.む

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: mound, dam (阝 left)

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ソシ obstruction, check, hindrance, prevention, impediment, interdiction, preemption, blocking

ソガイ obstruction, impediment, hindrance, inhibition, blocking, check

オソ morning sickness, hyperemesis gravidarum

妊娠悪 ニンシンオソ hyperemesis gravidarum, HG, severe morning sickness

Kunyomi Examples

はばむ to keep someone from doing, to stop, to prevent, to check, to hinder, to obstruct, to oppose, to thwart