はばむ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, む, transitive)
1. to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct; to oppose; to thwart
I was blocked by an invisible wall.
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Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
to obstruct one's way
to hinder the growth of (e.g. plants, someone); to hamper the growth of
Examples (8 in total)
I was blocked by an invisible wall.
I think communications are being obstructed.
We will cut down anyone who stands in our way.
Harsh climate and terrain hinder the enemy.
The starry sky is nowhere to be seen, blocked by the densely clustered branches.
We need to look into the factors that are keeping it from catching on.
The thing blocking my path was a stone wall of less than 1 meter's height.
There, too, a large crowd of people stood as if to block his path.