# 阻 — thwart

阻 means “thwart”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: ソ (so). Kun'yomi: はば(む) (habamu). You'll see it in words such as 阻む (habamu, “to keep someone from doing; to stop”).

- Meaning: thwart
- On'yomi: ソ (so)
- Kun'yomi: はば(む) (habamu)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Conflict & rivalry 4

## How to remember 阻

Parts: 阝 town; hill · 且 moreover

## Words with 阻

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 阻む | はばむ (habamu) | to keep someone from doing; to stop |

## Don't confuse it with

[且](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/moreover/) · [査](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/inspect/) · [具](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/tool/) · [祖](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/ancestor/)

## More in the “Conflict & rivalry 4” set

[滅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/perish/) · [砲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cannon/) · [阻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/thwart/) · [矢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/arrow/) · [剣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sword/) · [冒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/risk/) · [艦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/warship/) · [謀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/plot/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/thwart/. Last updated 2026-11-01.