What does 阻止 mean?
阻止 is a Japanese noun meaning “obstruction, check, hindrance” in English. It is written as 阻止 in kanji, そし in hiragana, and soshi in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
クーデター計画はぎりぎりのところで阻止されました。
The coup attempt was foiled at the last moment.