阻害(そがい)

そがい
noun, verb-suru
obstruction; hindrance; inhibition
1. obstruction; hindrance; inhibition
Actively blocking or impeding progress, development, or a process. Common in formal, technical, and policy contexts.
成長(せいちょう)を阻害(そがい)する要因(よういん)がある。
There are factors that hinder growth.
騒音(そうおん)が集中力(しゅうちゅうりょく)を阻害(そがい)している。
The noise is impairing my concentration.
過度(かど)な規制(きせい)は経済(けいざい)発展(はってん)を阻害(そがい)するおそれがある。
Excessive regulation may obstruct economic development.

USAGE:
阻害(そがい) is a formal word used in written language, news, academic papers, and official reports. In medicine and biochemistry, it means "inhibition" (e.g., enzyme inhibition).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 成長(せいちょう)を阻害(そがい)する (to hinder growth)
  • 発展(はってん)を阻害(そがい)する (to obstruct development)
  • 阻害(そがい)要因(よういん) (obstructing factor)
  • 阻害(そがい)剤(ざい) (inhibitor — medical/chemical term)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 阻害(そがい): obstruction (formal; blocking progress or processes)
  • 疎外(そがい): alienation, exclusion (homophone, different kanji — being socially excluded)
  • 妨害(ぼうがい): interference, obstruction (deliberately getting in the way)
  • 障害(しょうがい): obstacle, disability (a thing that blocks)
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Added 2026.3.2 16:43
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