阻む【はばむ】
Frequency rank: 4,182. – 4,184.
- to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct; to oppose; to thwart
Godan verb with 'mu' ending
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- to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct; to oppose; to thwart
This meaning refers to actively preventing someone from carrying out an action or achieving a goal, often by imposing obstacles or challenges.
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はばむ阻むことthe act of hinderingはばむ阻むちから力the power to obstructしんてん進展をはばむ阻むto hinder progressもくひょうたっせい目標達成をはばむ阻むto obstruct the achievement of goalsはってん発展をはばむ阻むto hinder developmentじゆう自由をはばむ阻むto restrict freedomはばむ阻むこうい行為an act of obstructionせいこう成功をはばむ阻むto thwart successてき敵のしんこう進攻をはばむ阻むto stop the enemy's advanceはばむ阻むげんいん原因causes of obstruction
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The thing blocking my path was a stone wall of less than 1 meter's height.
4. きょうわとう共和党のはた旗をかかげて掲げてはじめて初めてほわいとはうすホワイトハウスいり入りしたのは、このしゅう州のひと人でした。そのことをおもいだしましょう思い出しましょう。きょうわとう共和党とは、じじょ自助じりつ自立にこじん個人のじゆう自由、そしてくに国のとういつ統一というかちかん価値観をかかげて掲げてつくられた作られたせいとう政党です。そうしたかち価値は、わたしたち私たちぜんいん全員がきょうゆう共有するものです。そしてみんしゅとう民主党はたしかに確かにこんや今夜、おおきな大きなしょうり勝利をかくとく獲得しましたが、わたしたち私たちはいささかけんきょ謙虚に、そしてけつい決意をもって持って、このくに国のぜんしん前進をはばんでいた阻んでいたぶんだん分断をいやす癒すつもりです。
Let's remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House, a party founded on the values of self-reliance and individual liberty and national unity. Those are values that we all share. And while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress.
His lack of technical knowledge kept him from being promoted.