Keyword
get in one's way
Info
FrequencyTop 1500-1600
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 3
Heisig1919
Readings
(59%)
はば
(40%)
Composed of
small village
there is more
Used in vocabulary (28 in total)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
obstruction; inhibition
Examples (8 in total)
The coup attempt was foiled at the last moment.
The thing blocking my path was a stone wall of less than 1 meter's height.
The police tried to stop the street demonstration.