“To keep someone from doing” in Japanese
Short answer
To keep someone from doing in Japanese is “阻む” (habamu). Full meaning: to keep someone from doing, to stop, to prevent, to check, to hinder, to obstruct, to oppose, to thwart.
Other ways to say “To keep someone from doing” in Japanese
難む
habamu to keep someone from doing, to stop, to prevent, to check, to hinder, to obstruct, to oppose, to thwart
沮む
habamu to keep someone from doing, to stop, to prevent, to check, to hinder, to obstruct, to oppose, to thwart
阻める
habameru to keep someone from doing, to stop, to prevent, to check, to hinder, to obstruct, to oppose, to thwart
難める
habameru to keep someone from doing, to stop, to prevent, to check, to hinder, to obstruct, to oppose, to thwart
沮める
habameru to keep someone from doing, to stop, to prevent, to check, to hinder, to obstruct, to oppose, to thwart
はばむ
habamu to keep someone from doing, to stop, to prevent, to check, to hinder, to obstruct, to oppose, to thwart
はばん
haban to keep someone from doing, to stop, to prevent, to check, to hinder, to obstruct, to oppose, to thwart
はばめる
habameru to keep someone from doing, to stop, to prevent, to check, to hinder, to obstruct, to oppose, to thwart
はばま
habama to keep someone from doing, to stop, to prevent, to check, to hinder, to obstruct, to oppose, to thwart
沮も
habamo to keep someone from doing, to stop, to prevent, to check, to hinder, to obstruct, to oppose, to thwart
阻ま
habama to keep someone from doing, to stop, to prevent, to check, to hinder, to obstruct, to oppose, to thwart
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