止む

Meanings

1. to cease; to stop; to be over

Part of speech: godan verb (む), intransitive

Kanji

• 止

  Meanings

  stop, halt

  On reading

  シ

  Kun reading

  と.まる、-ど.まり、と.める、-と.める、-ど.め、とど.める

  Strokes

  4

Example sentences

• 雨がやみさえすればいいのになあ。

  If only it would stop raining!

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• 敵の攻撃は夜明けに止んだ。

  The enemy attack ceased at dawn.

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