noun

  1. end (of play, match, etc.), closing.
  2. closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
打ち止め うちどめ
 
 
打ち留め うちどめ
 
打止め うちどめ
 
打留め うちどめ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

strike, hit, knock
う.つ ダ うち (3rd, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
street, ward, town
チョウ テイ チン (3rd, N1)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)