阻止 (そし): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

阻止 (そし) means prevention / stopping / blocking.

See example sentences below.

阻止 at a glance

阻止

そしsoshi

N1noun

prevention / stopping / blocking

阻止そしsoshiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

prevention / stopping / blocking

Example 1

彼は事件の発生を阻止した。

Translation

He prevented the incident from happening.

Example 2

その法律は違法行為の阻止に役立つ。

Translation

That law helps to stop illegal acts.