止
- On
- し
- Kun
- と.まる;-ど.まり;と.める;-と.める;-ど.め;とど.める;とど.め;とど.まる;や.める;や.む;-や.む;よ.す;-さ.す;-さ.し
- Stroke count
- 4
・stop
・halt
Japanese dictionary
Dictionary: “止める”
止める
とどめる
to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to limit
Example sentence
We should keep every school open and every teacher in his job.
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