| く |
|---|
| 食 |
| い |
| と |
|---|
| 止 |
| め |
| る |
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
- to check, to hold back, to keep at bay, to stop, to prevent, to stem, to curb, to halt.
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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食い止める | くいとめる | ✔ | ||||||||||
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食止める | くいとめる | ✔ | ||||||||||
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食いとめる | くいとめる | |||||||||||
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くい止める | くいとめる |
Contained Kanji Breakdown
eat, food
た.べる く.う ショク (2nd, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い リョウ ら (4th, N3)