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46 阻 Thwart

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Radical Combination

  • 阝 Building
  • 且 Top Hat

Meaning

Primary

Thwart

Mnemonic

If you see a building wearing a giant top hat, beware! This building is a fake and it's trying to thwart all of the plans the people in other buildings have.

Hints

Picture the building, with it's tall top hat, inching closer to other buildings when no one is looking. It's planning to thwart everything!

Readings

On’yomi

そ

Kun’yomi

はば

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

The building next door is being painted, and the top hat building is jealous. It thwarts the painting plans by dumping soap (そ) out of its windows and onto the painters and the building!

Hints

Watch as the soap cleans all of the paint away, thwarting the entire paint project. The painters are on the ground, crying and squeaky clean.

Visually Similar Kanji

  • 組
    • そ
    • Group
  • 相
    • そう
    • Mutual
  • 祖
    • そ
    • Ancestor
  • 狙
    • そ
    • Aim
  • 租
    • そ
    • Tariff
  • 粗
    • そ
    • Coarse

Found In Vocabulary

  • 阻止
    • そし
    • Obstruction
  • 阻害
    • そがい
    • Obstruction
  • 阻む
    • はばむ
    • To Thwart
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