止め

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
留め

Etymology

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, continuative or stem form) of verb 止める (tomeru, to stop).

Pronunciation

Noun

() (tome

  1. stopping

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN