歯止めをかける

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
と > ど
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
齒止めをかける (kyūjitai)
歯止めを掛ける

Alternative forms

Etymology

Consisting of ()() (hadome) + (o) + かける (kakeru).

Verb

()()めをかける (hadome o kakerutransitive ichidan (stem ()()めをかけ (hadome o kake), past ()()めをかけた (hadome o kaketa))

Japanese verb pair
active 歯止めをかける
mediopassive 歯止めがかかる
  1. (idiomatic) to curb, to halt, to put an end to

Conjugation