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阻 = 且 + 阝

阻 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “thwart”. It is built from 且 (moreover) and 阝 (pinnacle). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1919.

Keyword
thwart
RTK frame
1919
Strokes
8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ソ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
はば.む
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
сорвать
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
阻 impede

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 且 moreover
  2. 阝 pinnacle

How to find 阻 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “moreover” + “pinnacle”. 阻 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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