阻止

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Chinese

to hinder; to block; to obstruct to stop; prohibit; till
simp. and trad.
(阻止) 		阻 止

Pronunciation

Verb

阻止

  1. to stop; to prevent; to convince not to

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
阻 止
そ
Grade: S 		し
Grade: 2
kan'on on'yomi
Alternative spelling
沮止

Etymology

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 阻止 (MC tsrjoX|tsrjoH tsyiX). First attested in 1827.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

阻(そ)止(し) • (soshi) 

  1. blocking, thwarting, prevent, hindrance, impedance or impediment
    Synonym: 阻む (habamu)
    Antonyms: (promotion) 推進 (suishin), (assistance) 後押し (atooshi)

Verb

阻(そ)止(し)する • (soshi suru) transitive suru (stem 阻(そ)止(し)し (soshi shi), past 阻(そ)止(し)した (soshi shita))

  1. to block, to thwart, to prevent, to impede, to hinder something
    法案(ほうあん)を阻止(そし)する
    hōan o soshi suru
    to block a bill
    水(みず)の不足(ふそく)が都市(とし)の成長(せいちょう)を阻止(そし)する
    mizu no fusoku ga toshi no seichō o soshi suru
    the lack of water is impeding the growth of the city
    進展(しんてん)を阻止(そし)する
    shinten o soshi suru
    to hinder progress
    戦争(せんそう)の勃発(ぼっぱつ)を阻止(そし)する
    sensō no boppatsu o soshi suru
    to prevent the outbreak of war

Conjugation

Conjugation of "阻止する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 阻止し そしし soshi shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 阻止し そしし soshi shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 阻止する そしする soshi suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 阻止する そしする soshi suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 阻止すれ そしすれ soshi sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 阻止せよ¹
阻止しろ² 		そしせよ¹
そししろ² 		soshi seyo¹
soshi shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 阻止される そしされる soshi sareru
Causative 阻止させる
阻止さす 		そしさせる
そしさす 		soshi saseru
soshi sasu
Potential 阻止できる そしできる soshi dekiru
Volitional 阻止しよう そししよう soshi shiyō
Negative 阻止しない そししない soshi shinai
Negative continuative 阻止せず そしせず soshi sezu
Formal 阻止します そしします soshi shimasu
Perfective 阻止した そしした soshi shita
Conjunctive 阻止して そしして soshi shite
Hypothetical conditional 阻止すれば そしすれば soshi sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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