阻む (はばむ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

阻む (はばむ) means to block / to stop / to prevent.

See example sentences below.

阻む at a glance

阻む

はばむhabamu

N1verb

to block / to stop / to prevent

阻むはばむhabamuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to block / to stop / to prevent

Example 1

彼の計画を阻む理由は何ですか。

Translation

What is the reason that blocks his plan?

Example 2

悪天候が試合を阻んだ。

Translation

Bad weather stopped the game.