歯止め

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
と > ど
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
齒止め (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of (teeth) +‎ 止め (stop).

Pronunciation

Noun

()() (hadome

  1. brake; drag; skid; pawl
    Synonym: ブレーキ
  2. restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit; check

Verb

()()する (hadome surusuru (stem ()() (hadome shi), past ()()した (hadome shita))

  1. To brake.
  2. To impose restraint on.

Conjugation

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN